Tyrone is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, 15 miles (24 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 after County Tyrone in Ireland.
General information
- ZIP Code: 16686
- Area Code: 814
- Local Phone Exchanges: 684, 686, 682
- Current Mayor: James Kilmartin
Geography
Tyrone is located at 40°40′29″N 78°14′29″W / 40.67472°N 78.24139°W / 40.67472; -78.24139 (40.674681, -78.241258)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[2] 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/sq mi (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.
Transportation
Notable businesses
Notable people
- Fred Waring (born 1900), musician and radio-television personality.
- Alan Beckwith (born 1952), film & television actor
- Brandon Friday (born 1980), Jackass Star along with WWE superstar Evan Bourne.
- Dylan Lane (born 1977), game show host (born in Tyrone, spent whole childhood in Huntingdon)
- Marcy Rylan (born 1980), film and television actress (graduated from Tyrone High School, currently stars as Lizzie Spaulding on the soap opera Guiding Light).
- D. Brooks Smith (born 1951), Judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals (born in Altoona, grew up in Tyrone and graduated from Tyrone High School).
- Ethan Stiefel (born 1973), former principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater
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