Shippingport is famous for being the site of the United States's first commercial nuclear power plant, which began operation in 1957.
Geography
Shippingport is located at 40°37'25" North, 80°25'29" West (40.623594, -80.424691)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 9.4 km² (3.6 mi²). 8.5 km² (3.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 9.89% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 237 people, 89 households, and 63 families residing in the borough. The population density is 27.9/km² (72.2/mi²). There are 95 housing units at an average density of 11.2/km² (29.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 89 households out of which 32.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% are married couples living together, 13.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% are non-families. 25.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.66 and the average family size is 3.21.
In the borough the population is spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough is $33,333, and the median income for a family is $34,861. Males have a median income of $27,159 versus $15,938 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $13,759. 7.5% of the population and 7.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.7% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.