Daisytown, Pennsylvania

Daisytown, Pennsylvania
Borough
Daisytown
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Cambria
Settled	1776
Incorporated	1893
Government
• Type	Borough council
• Mayor	William R. Custer
Area
• Total	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
• Land	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,801 ft (549 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	326
• Density	1,385/sq mi (534.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	15427
Area code(s)	814

Daisytown is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 326 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Daisytown is located in southwestern Cambria County at (40.319674, -78.900211). It is bordered to the south and west by the city of Johnstown. Daisytown sits on a hill 600 feet (180 m) above the downtown area of Johnstown.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.23 square miles (0.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	435		—
1910	382		−12.2%
1920	414		8.4%
1930	389		−6.0%
1940	386		−0.8%
1950	442		14.5%
1960	388		−12.2%
1970	371		−4.4%
1980	421		13.5%
1990	367		−12.8%
2000	356		−3.0%
2010	326		−8.4%
Est. 2014	317		−2.8%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 356 people, 139 households, and 104 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,280.6 people per square mile (490.9/km²). There were 145 housing units at an average density of 521.6 per square mile (199.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.88% White, 0.28% African American, 0.28% Native American, and 0.56% from two or more races.

There were 139 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $38,229. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,736. About 7.5% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.