Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Tyrone is a borough
in Blair County
, Pennsylvania
, 15 miles (24.1 km) northeast of Altoona
, on the Little Juniata River
. Tyrone was of considerable commercial importance in the twentieth century. It was an outlet for the Clearfield coal fields, and it was noted for the manufacture of paper products. There were planing mills, and chemical and candy factories. In 1900, 5,847 people lived here; in 1910, 7,176; and in 1940, 8,845 people resided here. The population was 5,528 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named for County Tyrone
in Ireland
.
Located along the main lines of the Norfolk Southern and Nittany and Bald Eagle railroads, and US-220, PA-453, and I-99 highways, Tyrone was at one time known as "The Hub of the Highways." In those days four railroads [Pennsylvania, Tyrone and Clearfield, Tyrone and Lock Haven, Lewisburg and Tyrone] and three main highways [US-220, PA-350, PA-453] converged there. Prior to the development of the railroads through the state, Tyrone was on the Main Line Canal, Juniata Division, of the Pennsylvania Canal system.
was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1993.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the borough has a total area of 2 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.
Tyrone in situated in the Bald Eagle Valley at the base of Bald Eagle Mountain along Bald Eagle Creek at the Little Juniata River water gap.
of 2000, there were 5,528 people, 2,381 households, and 1,507 families residing in the borough. The population density
was 2,736.6 people per square mile (1,056.6/km²). There were 2,567 housing units at an average density of 1,270.8 per square mile (490.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.86% White, 1.00% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.14% from other races
, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
There were 2,381 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples
living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $29,393, and the median income for a family was $37,818. Males had a median income of $29,361 versus $21,371 for females. The per capita income
for the borough was $15,285. About 14.8% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.5% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
Tyrone won the Pennsylvania AA State Football Championship in 1999.
film Unstoppable
(with Denzel Washington
, Chris Pine
, and Rosario Dawson
) were filmed in and around Tyrone, mostly at the 14th street crossing and the north end of the rail yard. Several hundred local residents were employed as background extras. The film was released on November 12, 2010.
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
in Blair County
Blair County, Pennsylvania
-Significant Topographic Features:*Brush Mountain*Logan Valley*Morrison Cove*Tussey Mountain-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 129,144 people, 51,518 households, and 34,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 246 people per square mile . There were 55,061...
, 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...
, 15 miles (24.1 km) northeast of Altoona
Altoona, Pennsylvania
-History:A major railroad town, Altoona was founded by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1849 as the site for a shop complex. Altoona was incorporated as a borough on February 6, 1854, and as a city under legislation approved on April 3, 1867, and February 8, 1868...
, on the Little Juniata River
Little Juniata River
]The Little Juniata River, sometimes called the "Little J," is a river in central Pennsylvania. It is a tributary of the Juniata River in the Susquehanna River watershed. It is formed at Altoona by the confluence of several short streams...
. Tyrone was of considerable commercial importance in the twentieth century. It was an outlet for the Clearfield coal fields, and it was noted for the manufacture of paper products. There were planing mills, and chemical and candy factories. In 1900, 5,847 people lived here; in 1910, 7,176; and in 1940, 8,845 people resided here. The population was 5,528 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named for County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
Located along the main lines of the Norfolk Southern and Nittany and Bald Eagle railroads, and US-220, PA-453, and I-99 highways, Tyrone was at one time known as "The Hub of the Highways." In those days four railroads [Pennsylvania, Tyrone and Clearfield, Tyrone and Lock Haven, Lewisburg and Tyrone] and three main highways [US-220, PA-350, PA-453] converged there. Prior to the development of the railroads through the state, Tyrone was on the Main Line Canal, Juniata Division, of the Pennsylvania Canal system.
History
The Tyrone Borough Historic DistrictTyrone Borough Historic District
Tyrone Borough Historic District is a national historic district located at Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 349 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Tyrone...
was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1993.
Geography
Tyrone is located at 40°40′29"N 78°14′29"W (40.674681, -78.241258).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the borough has a total area of 2 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.
Tyrone in situated in the Bald Eagle Valley at the base of Bald Eagle Mountain along Bald Eagle Creek at the Little Juniata River water gap.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 5,528 people, 2,381 households, and 1,507 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2,736.6 people per square mile (1,056.6/km²). There were 2,567 housing units at an average density of 1,270.8 per square mile (490.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.86% White, 1.00% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.14% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
There were 2,381 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $29,393, and the median income for a family was $37,818. Males had a median income of $29,361 versus $21,371 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the borough was $15,285. About 14.8% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.5% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
Tyrone won the Pennsylvania AA State Football Championship in 1999.
Movie Filming
During October 2009, several scenes for the Tony ScottTony Scott
Anthony D. L. "Tony" Scott is an English film director. His films include Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Spy Game, Man on Fire, Déjà Vu, The Taking of Pelham 123, and Unstoppable...
film Unstoppable
Unstoppable (2010 film)
Unstoppable is a 2010 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, written by Mark Bomback, and starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. The film tells the story of a runaway freight train, and the two men who attempt to stop it.The film was released in the United States and Canada on...
(with Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama, St. Elsewhere, playing Dr...
, Chris Pine
Chris Pine
Christopher Whitelaw "Chris" Pine is an American actor. He has appeared in the romantic comedies The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and Just My Luck , as well as the action films Smokin' Aces and Unstoppable . In 2009, he portrayed James T...
, and Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson
Rosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress, singer, and writer. She has appeared in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, Rent, Death Proof, The Rundown, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Unstoppable.-Early...
) were filmed in and around Tyrone, mostly at the 14th street crossing and the north end of the rail yard. Several hundred local residents were employed as background extras. The film was released on November 12, 2010.
Notable businesses
- Gardner's Candies
- Allegheny Mountain Radio Network, regional radio network flagshipped at Tyrone's WTRNWTRNWTRN is an American commercial AM radio station, licensed to the borough of Tyrone, Pennsylvania. The station operates at the federally assigned frequency of 1340 kHz with a full-time power output of 1,000 watts...
Notable people
- Fred WaringFred WaringFredrick Malcolm Waring was a popular musician, bandleader and radio-television personality, sometimes referred to as "America's Singing Master" and "The Man Who Taught America How to Sing." He was also a promoter, financial backer and namesake of the Waring Blendor, the first modern electric...
(born 1900), musician and radio-television personality. - Alan BeckwithAlan BeckwithAlan Beckwith is an American actor born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania on January 2, 1952. Graduated from high school in 1969 & Penn State University in 1972 with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering. Service in the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps. A 1972 graduate of Officer...
(born 1952), film & television actor - Dylan LaneDylan LaneDylan Lane is an American television game show host. Although he was born in Tyrone, he was raised in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Huntingdon Area High School in Huntingdon....
(born 1977), game show host (born in Tyrone, spent whole childhood in HuntingdonHuntingdon, PennsylvaniaHuntingdon is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Huntingdon County. It is located along the Juniata River, west of Harrisburg, about halfway between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, in an agricultural and fruit-growing region, with valuable forests and deposits of...
) - Marcy RylanMarcy RylanMarcy Rylan is an American actress.-Career:Rylan is best known for her role as Lizzie Spaulding on the soap opera Guiding Light. She joined the show's cast on February 7, 2006 taking over the role from Crystal Hunt, until the finale on September 18, 2009...
(born 1980), film and television actress (graduated from Tyrone High School, currently stars as Lizzie SpauldingLizzie SpauldingElizabeth Lillian "Lizzie" Lewis was a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light. She was one of the soap's most popular and featured characters. She was the daughter of supercouple Phillip Spaulding and ex-wife, Beth Raines...
on the soap operaSoap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Guiding LightGuiding LightGuiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
). - D. Brooks SmithD. Brooks SmithDavid Brookman Smith , known professionally as D. Brooks Smith, is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.- Federal Service :...
(born 1951), Judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals (born in Altoona, grew up in Tyrone and graduated from Tyrone High School). - Ethan StiefelEthan StiefelEthan Stiefel is a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre . His fiance is Gillian Murphy, also a principal dancer with ABT.-Biography:...
(born 1973), former principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater