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'''Chicora''' is a borough located in [[Butler County, Pennsylvania]]. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 1,021.
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'''Chicora''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Butler County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,043 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4213440| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Chicora borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
 
==Geography==
Chicora is located at {{coord|40|56|58|N|79|44|33|W|type:city}} (40.949468, −79.742631),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> along the upper reaches of [[Buffalo Creek (Allegheny River)|Buffalo Creek]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 68]] passes through the borough, leading east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[East Brady, Pennsylvania|East Brady]] on the [[Allegheny River]] and southwest {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Butler, Pennsylvania|Butler]], the county seat.
Chicora is located at 40&deg;56'58" North, 79&deg;44'33" West (40.949468, -79.742631){{GR|1}}.
 
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the boroughChicora has a total area of {{convert|1.5 [[square kilometer4|km²]] (0.6 [[square milekm2|mi²]]).disp=flip}}, all 1land.4<ref km²name="Census (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.2010"/>
 
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 1,021 people, 419 households, and 287 families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was 716.7/km² (1,841.9/mi²). There were 463 housing units at an average density of 325.0/km² (835.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.00% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.
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|1870= 207
|1880= 1108
|1890= 1162
|1900= 950
|1910= 993
|1920= 802
|1930= 1052
|1940= 987
|1950= 1172
|1960= 1156
|1970= 1166
|1980= 1192
|1990= 1058
|2000= 1021
|2010= 1043
|2020= 916
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 1,021 people, 419 households, and 287 families living in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,841.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 463 housing units at an average density of {{convert|835.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 99.51% White, 0.20% African American and 0.29% Native American.<ref name="GR2" />
There were 419 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.02.
 
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The age distribution was 26.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $33,000, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $32,143 versus $21,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $17,815. 7.0% of the population and 3.5% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 7.4% of those under the age of 18 and 8.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
 
The median household income was $33,000 and the median family income was $39,375. Men had a median income of $32,143 versus $21,875 for women. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $17,815. About 3.5% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
==External links==
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[[Category:Boroughs in Pennsylvania]]
 
[[Category:Butler County, Pennsylvania]]
==Education==
*[[Karns City Area School District]] – public school
*[[Karns City High School]]
 
==Chicora meteor==
On June 24, 1938, a [[meteorite]] fell in the vicinity of Chicora. Named the "Chicora Meteor", the {{convert|450|t|short ton|adj=on}} meteorite exploded approximately {{convert|12|mi}} above the Earth's surface. Only two fragments of the meteorite were found following initial investigations. They had masses of {{cvt|242|g}} and {{cvt|61|g}}, and were discovered some miles (some kilometers) short of the calculated point of impact of the main mass – which is yet to be found. Two more small fragments were found nearby in 1940.
 
Numerous reports of the Chicora meteor mention that a cow was struck and injured by a falling stone; other accounts say that the cow was killed by the stone.
 
The meteor was an [[olivine]]-[[hypersthene]] [[chondrite]]. Its remains were split between the [[Carnegie Museum of Natural History]] and the [[Smithsonian Institution]].
 
The sound and light of the exploding meteor were initially mistaken for an explosion in the [[gunpowder magazine|powder magazine]] at [[Winfield Township, Pennsylvania|West Winfield]], and was described by investigators F. W. Preston, E. P. Henderson and James R. Randolph as comparable in destructive power to the [[Halifax Explosion]] of 1917. "If it had landed on [[Pittsburgh]] there would have been few survivors," they stated.<ref>Lane, F. W. ''The Elements Rage'' (David & Charles 1966), p. 158.</ref>
 
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==References==
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{{Butler County, Pennsylvania}}
 
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1830]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Butler County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1830 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
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