Shanksville
Borough
Main Street in Shanksville
Official name: Borough of Shanksville
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Somerset County
Township	Stonycreek Township
Coordinates	40°1′2″N 78°54′21″W / 40.01722, -78.90583
Population	245 (2000)
Density	1,391.9 /sq mi (537.4 /km²)
Settled	1798
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Location of Shanksville in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Shanksville is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 245, as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Pittsburgh Tri-State. Shanksville came to international attention during the September 11, 2001 attacks, with the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 nearby.

History

Shanksville's history is traced back to 1798. It is named after Christian Shank, who operated a grist mill and two saw mills in the vicinity. Shanksville was incorporated as a borough on January 25, 1913.^[1]

On September 11, 2001, United Flight 93 crashed in a nearby site. It gave Shanksville international attention, as it was a part of the 9/11 attacks on the United States. The hijackers had intended to crash the airplane into Washington, D.C.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Shanksville is located at 40°1′2″N, 78°54′21″W (40.017182, -78.905891)^[2], with the borough covering a small area of 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²).

Shanksville has the seventh-highest elevation of towns in Pennsylvania, at 2230 feet. ^[3]

The town is primarily residential, with a small service station, Beaner's Marine, Ida's Country Store, a grocery store owned by Rick King, Creekside Country Store, a locally owned gift and craft shop, and the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department. Shanksville United Methodist Church and St Mark Lutheran Church are also located in Shanksville.

Flight 93 National Memorial

Main article: Flight 93 National Memorial

Photo of George W. Bush and Laura Bush visiting Shanksville on September 11, 2002.

United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on September 11, 2001 in Stonycreek Township, 2 miles north of the town of Shanksville. A temporary memorial is located on a hill, about 500 yards from the crash site. The permanent Flight 93 National Memorial will be built at the actual crash site in the coming years, with construction completed in 2011.

Demographics

Ida's, the town's general store

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 245 people, 96 households, and 69 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,391.9 people per square mile (525.5/km²). There were 100 housing units at an average density of 568.1/sq mi (214.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White.

There were 96 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the borough the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $29,980, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $25,250 versus $22,917 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,500. About 4.8% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.5% of those sixty five or over.

References

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