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St. Clair, Pennsylvania
St. Clair, Pennsylvania
Borough
	St. Michael Orthodox Church in St. Clair, 2015
	Location of St. Clair in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
	St. Clair Location in Pennsylvania St. Clair St. Clair (the United States)
	Coordinates: 40°43′14″N 76°11′28″W / 40.72056°N 76.19111°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Schuylkill
Settled	1829
Incorporated	1850
Government
• Type	Borough Council
• Mayor	Richard E. Tomko
Area
• Total	1.23 sq mi (3.19 km2)
• Land	1.23 sq mi (3.19 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,752
• Estimate (2021)	2,762
• Density	2,295.21/sq mi (886.11/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	17970
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-67224
GNIS feature ID	1185877
Website	Official website

St. Clair is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[4] It is located 2 mi (3.2 km) north of Pottsville in the southern Coal Region. Extensive deposits of hard coal are present.

St. Clair is noted for manufacturing squibs, fuses and caps used in the mining industry. Mill Creek, which runs through the center of St. Clair, is the site of the annual Brindled Dhow Floating Expo. The event, held the first weekend each October, draws model dhow enthusiasts from across the region^{[citation needed]}.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	2,016		—
1860	4,901		143.1%
1870	5,726		16.8%
1880	4,149		−27.5%
1890	3,681		−11.3%
1900	4,638		26.0%
1910	6,455		39.2%
1920	6,495		0.6%
1930	7,296		12.3%
1940	6,809		−6.7%
1950	5,856		−14.0%
1960	5,159		−11.9%
1970	4,576		−11.3%
1980	4,037		−11.8%
1990	3,524		−12.7%
2000	3,254		−7.7%
2010	3,004		−7.7%
2020	2,752		−8.4%
2021 (est.)	2,762	^[3]	0.4%
Sources:^[6]^[7]^[8]

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 3,254 people, 1,497 households, and 887 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,661.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,027.7/km²). There were 1,647 housing units at an average density of 1,347.2 per square mile (520.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.71% White, 0.68% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.

There were 1,497 households, out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $28,161, and the median income for a family was $35,024. Males had a median income of $28,566 versus $20,719 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,418. About 7.7% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

In the 2000 census, 8.8% of the population claimed Ukrainian ancestry.^[9]