Everything about Crafton Pennsylvania totally explained
Crafton is a borough in
Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, four miles (6 km) west of
Pittsburgh. The population had grown from 1,927 in
1900 to 4,583 in
1910 and to 7,163 in
1940. The population was 6,706 at the
2000 census.
Geography
Crafton is located at (40.433869, -80.068146).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.1
square miles (2.9
km²), all of it land.
Surrounding communities
Crafton is surrounded by the
Pittsburgh neighborhoods of
Crafton Heights,
East Carnegie,
Elliot,
Oakwood, and
Westwood and the neighboring
boroughs of
Green Tree and
Ingram.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 6,706 people, 3,079 households, and 1,613 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 5,916.0 people per square mile (2,291.3/km²). There were 3,344 housing units at an average density of 2,950.1/sq mi (1,142.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.50%
White, 2.74%
African American, 0.10%
Native American, 0.60%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 0.15% from
other races, and 0.84% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.
There were 3,079 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were
married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.6% were non-families. 40.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $38,323, and the median income for a family was $52,386. Males had a median income of $38,292 versus $24,497 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $21,441. About 3.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
Famous Craftonites
Former
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach
Bill Cowher is a native of Crafton, and attended
Carlynton High School. Cowher led the Steelers to victory in
Super Bowl XL, and is widely tipped to be elected to the
Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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