Bobtown is an unincorporated

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and

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(CDP) in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 757.

History

Bobtown was founded by the Shannopin Coal Co in the 1920s to provide housing for miners who worked in the company's mine which was located nearby. The town is named for Robert "Bob" Mapel, who was also the founder of nearby Mapletown.

Geography

The community is in southeastern Greene County near the center of Dunkard Township, on a plateau above

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. It is west of the mouth of Dunkard Creek at the

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and southeast of Waynesburg, the Greene County seat. According to the

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

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 742 people, 340 households, and 207 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the township was 95.5%

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, 1.4%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.3%

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, and 2.1% from two or more races. There were 322 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95. The town population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. The median income for a household in the town was $40,038, and the average income for a household was $54,545.

Climate

Chevron gas well explosion

On February 11, 2014,

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's Lanco 7H well caught fire and burned for several days. The well is located about one mile west of Bobtown on Bald Hill Church Road. The explosion killed contractor Ian McKee, a field service technician for

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, and slightly injured another worker. Chevron representatives distributed pizza coupons to residents as compensation for traffic caused by emergency responders and press. The pizza issue gained national attention from various media outlets, including Comedy Central's ''

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'' which interviewed the owners of Bobtown Pizza.

Education

Bobtown is served by Southeastern Greene School District and is the location of Bobtown Elementary School.

Media

Television

Infrastructure

Utilities

Electric service is provided by West Penn Power, natural gas services by

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, Water by East Dunkard Water Association and sewage by the dunkard-bobtown municipal authority. Cable television and

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are provided by

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. Landline telephone,

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and

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Internet services are offered by

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. Trash pickup in the Bobtown area is provided by Preferable Sanitation.

Notable person

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, American forensic pathologist

References

External links

Southeastern Greene School District

{{Greene County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Greene County, Pennsylvania Coal towns in Pennsylvania