Everson

Everson is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was incorporated in 1903 and named after Benjamin Mozart Everson. The population was 842 at the 2000 census and it is the only borough in Fayette County to be served by the Southmoreland School District.

History

Everson was incorporated on December 7th, 1903 and named after Benjamin Mozart Everson, a local industrialist, who operated a mill in Fayette County. In the 1880′s when the coal and coke industry was booming, there was a large immigration of families from Poland to the area. These immigrants would come to form the Polish American Club, (known as the PAK Club) and the first Polish Catholic Church in the Pittsburgh Diocese.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 842 people, 351 households, and 233 families residing in Everson. The population density was 1,477.7/km² (3,869.6/mi²). There were 385 housing units at an average density of 675.7/km² (1,769.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.08% White, 3.44% African American, 0.12% Asian, and 0.36% from two or more races.

There were 351 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94.

Everson’s population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in Everson was $25,500, and the median income for a family was $30,769. Males had a median income of $25,972 versus $17,188 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $12,928. About 13.9% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.