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Population (year 2000): 3,611. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,469 (-3.9% change)
Males: 1,639 (45.4%), Females: 1,972 (54.6%)
Fayette County
Zip code:
15461
Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $24,049 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,100 (year 2000)
Races in Masontown:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
- Black (5.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (19.0%), Italian (18.1%),
Slovak (10.4%), Irish (9.0%), Polish (7.7%), English (3.8%).
Elevation: 1020 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Masontown
- High school or higher: 69.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Masontown borough
- Never married: 22.5%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 11.5%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -155 (-4.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Masontown:
- BROWNSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, PA)
- UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; UNIONTOWN, PA)
- MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
MORGANTOWN, WV)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Masontown:
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 15
miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 35 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
ID: AGC)
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 45 miles;
CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Masontown:
- GREENE COUNTY (about 16 miles; WAYNESBURG, PA; ID:
WAY)
- CONNELLSVILLE (about 19 miles; CONNELLSVILLE, PA;
ID: VVS)
- BANDEL (about 23 miles; EIGHTY FOUR, PA; ID: 22D)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Masontown:
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles;
MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 15
miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 31 miles; FAIRMONT,
WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35
miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 42
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 8,199)
Public primary/middle school in Masontown:
- MASONTOWN EL SCH (Students: 254; Grades: KG -
05)
Private primary/middle school in Masontown:
- ALL SAINTS SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location:
100 S WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Masontown:
- GERMAN MASONTOWN PUB LIBRARY (Operating
income: $83,340; Location: 9 SOUTH WASHINGTON ST; 30,073
books; 622 audio materials; 55 video materials; 43
serial subscriptions)
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