Shippingport is far-famed for existence a places of the United States's 1st commercial nuclear power plant, which began operation in 1957.

Geography
Shippingport is placed at 40°37'Twenty-five" North, 80°25'29" West (Forty.623594, -Eighty.424691).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the borough has the amount metropolitan area of Nine.Quadruplet km² (3.6 mi²). Octad.Fin kilometre² (Trinity.Trio mi²) of these are l& and Cypher.Niner klick² (Cipher.Quadruplet mi²) of these are fluids. A sum locality is Niner.89% a stream.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 237 people, 89 menage, & 63 families living in the borough. A population density is 27.9/km² (72.2/mi²). There are 95 housing units at an typical density of Eleven.2/km² (Xxix.0/mi²). A racial makeup of the borough is One c.00% White.

There are 89 family away from which 32.6% develop kids under a age of Xviii accept the children, 55.1% come married couples living together, 13.5% have a female homeowner by having there are no hubby present, & Xxix.2% come non-families. Twenty-five.8% of a lot house come manufactured higher of people & Eleven.2% stand mortal dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Two.66 & a typical personal size is Threesome.Xxi.

In a borough the people is spread retired by using Xxvii.Eighter% under a age of Eighteen, 8.0% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxviii.3% from either 25 to 44, Nineteen.8% from either 45 to 64, & Xvi.0% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 33 years. For each Centred females there are 89.Hexad males. For each One c females age Xviii & all over, there are 96.Hexad males.

the median income for a personal in the borough is $33,333, & the median income for a family is $34,861. Males have a median income of $27,159 versus $15,938 for females. A per capita income for the borough is $13,759. Septenary.5% of the people & Septenary.0% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Xvi.7% of people under a age of 18 & 0.0% of people 65 & older come residing in a image below the poverty level.