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Population (year 2000): 1,172. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,126 (-3.9% change)
Males: 553 (47.2%), Females: 619 (52.8%)
Zip code:
16112
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $30,781 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,600 (year 2000)
Races in Bessemer:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Black (0.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: Italian (25.3%), German (25.2%),
Irish (13.3%), Polish (7.8%), English (5.7%), Swedish (5.5%).
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bessemer
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bessemer borough
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 60.3%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 9.2%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -31 (-2.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bessemer:
- JAMESON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; NEW
CASTLE, PA)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL OF NEW CASTLE (about 12 miles;
NEW CASTLE, PA)
- GREENBRIAR HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SERVS (about 13
miles; BOARDMAN, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bessemer:
- YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 23 miles;
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; ID: YNG)
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
- VENANGO REGIONAL (about 52 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; ID:
FKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bessemer:
- NEW CASTLE MUNI (about 7 miles; NEW CASTLE, PA; ID:
UCP)
- YOUNGSTOWN ELSER METRO (about 13 miles; YOUNGSTOWN,
OH; ID: 4G4)
- LANSDOWNE (about 14 miles; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; ID: 04G)
Amtrak station near Bessemer:
- 15 miles: YOUNGSTOWN (530 MAHONING AVE.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bessemer:
- YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles;
YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 9,726)
- GENEVA COLLEGE (about 18 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,059)
- SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 31
miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; FT enrollment: 6,399)
- GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; GROVE CITY, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,306)
- ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 39 miles; MOON
TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
- MOUNT UNION COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ALLIANCE, OH;
FT enrollment: 2,188)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 48
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
Public high school in Bessemer:
- MOHAWK JSHS (Students: 987; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Bessemer:
- MOHAWK EL SCH (Students: 1,005; Grades: KG -
06)
Library in Bessemer:
- F D CAMPBELL MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $46,517; Location: 15 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 12,142
books; 178 audio materials; 351 video materials; 17
serial subscriptions)
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