Beallsville, Pennsylvania
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Beallsville is a borough
Borough (Pennsylvania)
In the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a borough is a self-governing municipal entity that is usually smaller than a city. There are 958 boroughs in Pennsylvania. All municipalities in Pennsylvania are classified as either cities, boroughs, or townships...

 in Washington County
Washington County, Pennsylvania
-Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 152,534 registered voters in Washington County .* Democratic: 89,027 * Republican: 49,025 * Other Parties: 14,482...

, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 511 at the 2000 census. Much of the borough has been designated the Beallsville Historic District
Beallsville Historic District
Beallsville Historic District is a historic district in Beallsville, Pennsylvania. It is designated as a historic district by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation....

.

Geography

Beallsville is located at 40°3′53"N 80°1′29"W (40.064608, -80.024814).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the borough has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 511 people, 196 households, and 147 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
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 was 210.6 people per square mile (81.2/km²). There were 216 housing units at an average density of 89.0 per square mile (34.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.22% White and 0.78% African American.

There were 196 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the borough the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $37,656, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the borough was $15,917. About 10.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
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