Big Run, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania |
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Big Run, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°58′12″N 78°52′40″W / 40.97000°N 78.87778°WCoordinates: 40°58′12″N 78°52′40″W / 40.97000°N 78.87778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Jefferson |
Settled | 1822 |
Incorporated | 1867 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough Council |
Area | |
• Total | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) |
Elevation | 1,289 ft (393 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 686 |
• Density | 965.9/sq mi (372.9/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Zip code | 15715 |
Area code(s) | 814 |
Big Run is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 686 at the 2000 census. The borough was named for the waterway of the same name.
Big Run is located at 40°58′12″N 78°52′40″W / 40.97000°N 78.87778°W (40.969945, -78.877848).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 686 people, 282 households, and 194 families residing in the borough. The population density was 965.9 people per square mile (373.1/km²). There were 307 housing units at an average density of 432.3 per square mile (166.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.54% White, 0.58% Native American, 0.44% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.
There were 282 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85.