South Connellsville, Pennsylvania
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South Connellsville is a borough in Fayette County
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the2010 census, the population was 136,606. The county is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

, United States
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. The population was 2,281 at the 2000 census.

Geography

South Connellsville is located at 39°59′53"N 79°35′10"W (39.998007, -79.586127).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the borough has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (3.45%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 2,281 people, 890 households, and 637 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,355.1 people per square mile (524.2/km²). There were 948 housing units at an average density of 563.2 per square mile (217.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.94% White, 1.36% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.09% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 890 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the borough the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $36,113. Males had a median income of $31,636 versus $17,415 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the borough was $15,261. About 8.9% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

South Connellsville is served by the Connellsville Area School District
Connellsville Area School District
The Connellsville Area School District covers the City of Connellsville, the Boroughs of Dawson, Dunbar, Ohiopyle, Seven Springs, South Connellsville and Vanderbilt and Bullskin Township, Connellsville Township, Dunbar Township, Saltlick Township, Springfield Township and Stewart Township in...

. Children in grades K-6 attend South Side Elementary School, students in grades 7-9 attend Connellsville Junior High West, and students in grades 10-12 attend Connellsville Area Senior High School.

Public Services

South Connellsville Volunteer Fire Company offers fire protection to the borough. The borough government has a seven-person police department. EMS services are provided by Fayette EMS in nearby Connellsville.

Municipal Authority

The South Connellsville Municipal Authority has overseen sewerage enforcement services, having operated the public sewer system since 1951. In the 1980s an inter-municipal pipeline was placed, which sends all wastewater to the Connellsville Municipal Authority in Connellsville.
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