Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Borough
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Snow Shoe
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Centre
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1850
Established Title2:Incorporated (borough)
Established Date2:1907
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.53
Area Land Km2:1.53
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.59
Area Land Sq Mi:0.59
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:765
Population Density Km2:501.50
Population Density Sq Mi:1298.81
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Timezone Dst:EDT
Coordinates:41.0278°N -77.9492°W
Elevation Ft:1601
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Postal Code:16874
Area Code:814
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-71600
Pop Est As Of:2019
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:765

Snow Shoe is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 765 at the 2010 census.

According to tradition, Snow Shoe was so named when a pair of snowshoes were found at an Indian village near the present town site.[3]

Geography

Snow Shoe is located at (41.027821, -77.949099).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6sqmi, all land.

Demographics

At the 2010 census there were 765 people, 290 households, and 216 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1286.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 333 housing units at an average density of 560.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.6% White, 0.1% Asian, and 0.3% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.1%.

There were 290 households, 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 22.1% of households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.

The median household income was $48,789 and the median family income was $52,847. The per capita income for the borough was $21,225. About 2.1% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. May 24, 2020. United States Census Bureau. May 27, 2020.
  3. Book: Espenshade, Abraham Howry. Pennsylvania Place Names. 1925. Evangelical Press. 978-0-8063-0416-8. 295.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.