Herminie, Pennsylvania
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Herminie is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Sewickley Township
, Westmoreland County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The population was 856 at the 2000 census.
Herminie is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Sewickley Township
, Westmoreland County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The population was 856 at the 2000 census.
Herminie is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Sewickley Township
, Westmoreland County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The population was 856 at the 2000 census.
Herminie was the scene of two major strikes. During the Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910–1911
, miners were evicted from company-owned houses, which were used to house strikebreakers, predominantly southern Blacks. The strike was unsuccessful from the strikers' perspective. Another strike in 1922 resulted in recognition of the United Mine Workers
union.
Ocean No. 1 Mine closed in 1938 due to water problems, although other mines in the nearby area continued operating.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 856 people, 368 households, and 231 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 3,507.7 people per square mile (1,377.1/km2). There were 402 housing units at an average density of 1,647.3/sq mi (646.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.9 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian, 0.6 percent from other races
, and 0.2 percent from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5 percent of the population.
There were 368 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2 percent were married couples
living together, 12 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 37 percent were non-families. Of all the households, 33.4 percent were made up of individuals, and 18.8 percent had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 23.8 percent under the age of eighteen, 6.4 percent from age eighteen to twenty-four, 30.1 percent from twenty-five to forty-four, 20.1 percent from forty-five to sixty-four, and 19.5 percent who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age eighteen and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,258; and the median income for a family was $29,583. Males had a median income of $31,786 versus $15,781 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $14,988. About 10.0 percent of families and 17.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3 percent of those under age eighteen, and 22.1 percent of those age sixty-five or older.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Sewickley Township
Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania
Sewickley Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,230 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 856 at the 2000 census.
History
Herminie was named for Herminie Berwind, whose husband, Charles Berwind, was President of the Ocean Coal Company. The first mine at Herminie, known as the "Ocean No. 1 Mine," was opened in 1893 by Berwind-White Coal Company, of which Ocean Coal Company was a subsidiary. Fifty double houses were built for miners, plus five single-family houses for managers on Church Street. By 1900, the mine employed 271 people.Herminie is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Sewickley Township
Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania
Sewickley Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,230 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 856 at the 2000 census.
History
Herminie was named for Herminie Berwind, whose husband, Charles Berwind, was President of the Ocean Coal Company. The first mine at Herminie, known as the "Ocean No. 1 Mine," was opened in 1893 by Berwind-White Coal Company, of which Ocean Coal Company was a subsidiary. Fifty double houses were built for miners, plus five single-family houses for managers on Church Street. By 1900, the mine employed 271 people.Herminie is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Sewickley Township
Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania
Sewickley Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,230 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 856 at the 2000 census.
History
Herminie was named for Herminie Berwind, whose husband, Charles Berwind, was President of the Ocean Coal Company. The first mine at Herminie, known as the "Ocean No. 1 Mine," was opened in 1893 by Berwind-White Coal Company, of which Ocean Coal Company was a subsidiary. Fifty double houses were built for miners, plus five single-family houses for managers on Church Street. By 1900, the mine employed 271 people.Herminie was the scene of two major strikes. During the Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910–1911
Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910–1911
The Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910–1911 was a strike by coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America. The strike is also known as the "Slovak strike" because about 70 percent of the miners were Slovak immigrants....
, miners were evicted from company-owned houses, which were used to house strikebreakers, predominantly southern Blacks. The strike was unsuccessful from the strikers' perspective. Another strike in 1922 resulted in recognition of the United Mine Workers
United Mine Workers
The United Mine Workers of America is a North American labor union best known for representing coal miners and coal technicians. Today, the Union also represents health care workers, truck drivers, manufacturing workers and public employees in the United States and Canada...
union.
Ocean No. 1 Mine closed in 1938 due to water problems, although other mines in the nearby area continued operating.
Geography
Herminie is located at 40.263150°N 79.714675°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the CDP has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 856 people, 368 households, and 231 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 3,507.7 people per square mile (1,377.1/km2). There were 402 housing units at an average density of 1,647.3/sq mi (646.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.9 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian, 0.6 percent from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.2 percent from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5 percent of the population.
There were 368 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2 percent were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 37 percent were non-families. Of all the households, 33.4 percent were made up of individuals, and 18.8 percent had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 23.8 percent under the age of eighteen, 6.4 percent from age eighteen to twenty-four, 30.1 percent from twenty-five to forty-four, 20.1 percent from forty-five to sixty-four, and 19.5 percent who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age eighteen and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,258; and the median income for a family was $29,583. Males had a median income of $31,786 versus $15,781 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $14,988. About 10.0 percent of families and 17.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3 percent of those under age eighteen, and 22.1 percent of those age sixty-five or older.
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