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Shippingport, Pennsylvania

Shippingport, Pennsylvania, in Beaver county, is 25 miles NW of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The town is included in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 237 people lived in Shippingport.

The People and Families of Shippingport

In Shippingport, about 57% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Shippingport had a median family income of $34,861.

Shippingport Housing

An estimated 72% of living spaces in Shippingport are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Shippingport, 92% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	25 miles NW of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
County	Beaver
Metro Area	Pittsburgh
P.O. Box Zip Codes	15077
Phone Area Codes	724
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.632
Longitude	-80.413

Station	MONTGOMERY LOCK & DAM
Distance	2 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 35 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	42 to 63 F
Annual Precip	37.1 inches

Station	NEW CUMBERLAND L/D
Distance	13.4 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 36 F
Apr Temp	36 to 61 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	40 to 64 F
Annual Precip	36.8 inches

Station	BURGETTSTOWN 2 W
Distance	17.2 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 36 F
Apr Temp	34 to 61 F
Jul Temp	57 to 82 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	40.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	237	100%
Male	112	47.3%
Female	125	52.7%
Under 18	66	27.8%
18+	171	72.2%
65+	38	16%
Median Age	32.8
Average Family Size	3.21
White	237	100%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	228
Growth	-9
Growth %	-3.79%

Ancestry	Percent
German	33.5%
Irish	17.5%
US/American	14.6%
English	7.3%
Italian	5.3%
Scotch-Irish	5.3%
Polish	4.9%
Swedish	3.4%
Serbian	2.9%
Russian	1.5%
French (except Basque)	1.5%
Pennsylvania German	1.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	1%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Shippingport	237	$34,861
Beaver	4,775	$57,208
Georgetown	182	$59,167
Hookstown	152	$40,208
Industry	1,921	$43,571
Midland	3,137	$31,887
Rochester	4,014	$39,805

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