Birmingham, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
In 1853, the Mountain Female Seminary opened in Birmingham as a boarding school for girls. In its earliest years, the school benefited from the ease of transportation afforded by the passage of the Pennsylvania railroad through Birmingham. Currently, the school still operates as Grier School, a boarding school for girls.
The East Coast earthquake on August 23, 2011 caused a rockslide along Route 453 in Birmingham.
Geography
Birmingham is located at 40°38′50″N 78°11′43″W / 40.64722°N 78.19528°W (40.647275, -78.195181).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km), all land.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 43 | — | |
1840 | 235 | — | |
1850 | 266 | 13.2% | |
1860 | 221 | −16.9% | |
1870 | 263 | 19.0% | |
1880 | 231 | −12.2% | |
1890 | 225 | −2.6% | |
1900 | 240 | 6.7% | |
1910 | 196 | −18.3% | |
1920 | 197 | 0.5% | |
1930 | 191 | −3.0% | |
1940 | 198 | 3.7% | |
1950 | 178 | −10.1% | |
1960 | 136 | −23.6% | |
1970 | 115 | −15.4% | |
1980 | 121 | 5.2% | |
1990 | 109 | −9.9% | |
2000 | 91 | −16.5% | |
2010 | 90 | −1.1% | |
2020 | 90 | 0.0% | |
2021 (est.) | 89 | −1.1% | |
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As of the census of 2010, there were 90 people and 42 households within the borough. The population density was 900.0 inhabitants per square mile (347.5/km). There were 45 housing units at an average density of 450.0 per square mile (173.7/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.78% White, 1.11% Asian, 1.11% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race made up 6.67% of the population.
There were 39 households, out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 15.6% under the age of 18, 1.1% from 18 to 19, 4.4% from 20 to 24, 12.2% from 25 to 34, 28.9% from 35 to 49, 17.8% from 50 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. Males made up 48.89% of the population, and females make up 51.11%.
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Presbyterian Church
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Two stone houses