Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania

Bowmanstown is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 937 at the 2010 census.

The borough is at an elevation of . It is located west of Palmerton and south of Lehighton off Pennsylvania Route 248.

Geography

Bowmanstown is located in southern Carbon County at (40.800737, -75.662167), on the northeast bank of the Lehigh River. It is bordered on the east and north by Lower Towamensing Township, on the southeast by the borough of Palmerton, and on the southwest and west by East Penn Township.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.59%, of which is water.

Transportation

File:2022-08-08 16 35 35 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 248 (POW-MIA Remembrance Highway) from the overpass for Bank Street in Bowmanstown, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.jpg

PA 248 westbound in Bowmanstown

As of 2013, there were of public roads in Bowmanstown, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the borough.

Pennsylvania Route 248 is the main highway serving Bowmanstown. It follows a northwest-southeast alignment across the southern and western portions of the borough, parallel to the Lehigh River. Pennsylvania Route 895 begins at PA 248 in Bowmanstown and heads southwestward across the Lehigh River.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Template:Sronly	%±
1920	834		—
1930	843		%
1940	883		%
1950	878		%
1960	888		%
1970	864		%
1980	1,078		%
1990	888		%
2000	895		%
2010	937		%
2020	889		%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 895 people, 389 households, and 257 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 417 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 99.44% White, 0.22% Asian, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 389 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $34,688, and the median income for a family was $39,018. Males had a median income of $31,845 versus $20,913 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,956. About 7.4% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.