Daisytown is a borough in

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. It is part of the

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census. Located east of Pittsburgh, Johnstown is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, whi ...

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. 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 above the downtown area of Johnstown. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 356 people, 139 households, and 104 families living in the borough. The population density was . There were 145 housing units at an average density of . The

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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, 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 households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99. The age distribution was 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% 65 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 household income was $36,667 and the median family income 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

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, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1776 Boroughs in Cambria County, Pennsylvania 1893 establishments in Pennsylvania