Main Street in Shanksville.

Ida's, the town's general store.

Shanksville is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 245, as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Pittsburgh Tri-State. Shanksville came to international attention during the September 11, 2001 attacks, with the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 nearby. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Somerset County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Nickname: Location of Pennsylvania within the USA Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Coordinates: , Country State County Cambria Government  - Mayor Tom Trigona Area  - City  6. ... In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas, which are organized around county boundaries. ... The Pittsburgh Tri-State is the U.S. region that is centered around the transportation, medical, academic, economic, media and federal resources based in Pittsburgh. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... For other uses of Flight 93 and United 93, see Flight 93. ...

History

Shanksville's history is traced back to 1798, when Christian Shank lived and operated a grist mill, and two saw mills. Shanksville was incorporated as a borough on January 25, 1913. ^[1] A grist mill is a place where grains are ground into flour. ... This article or section should be merged with Sawmill A saw mill is a machine used in forestry to cut trees into logs. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Geography

Shanksville is located at 40°1′2″N, 78°54′21″W (40.017182, -78.905891)^GR1, with the borough covering a small area of 0.2 mi² (0.5 km²). The town is primarily residential, with a small service station, Beaner's Marine, Ida's Country Store, a grocery store owned by Rick King, Creekside Country Store, a locally owned gift and craft shop, and the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department. Shanksville United Methodist Church and St Mark Lutheran Church are also located in Shanksville. A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...

Flight 93 National Memorial

Main article: Flight 93 National Memorial

Photo of George W. Bush and Laura Bush visiting Shanksville on September 11, 2002.

The crash of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 occurred 2 miles north of Shanksville, outside the borough limits in Stonycreek Township. A temporary memorial is located on a hill, about 500 yards from the crash site. The permanent Flight 93 National Memorial will be built at the actual crash site in the coming years, with construction completed in 2010 or 2011. Flight 93 National Memorial protects the site of the crash of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 which perished in the September 11, 2001 attacks in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, approximately 2 miles north of Shanksville, Pennsylvania and 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. ... President and Mrs. ... President and Mrs. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States George W. Bush and is thereby the First Lady of the United States. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... For other uses of Flight 93 and United 93, see Flight 93. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Stonycreek Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Flight 93 National Memorial protects the site of the crash of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 which perished in the September 11, 2001 attacks in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, approximately 2 miles north of Shanksville, Pennsylvania and 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 245 people, 96 households, and 69 families residing in the borough. The population density was 525.5/km² (1,391.9/mi²). There were 100 housing units at an average density of 214.5/km² (568.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 96 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

In the borough the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $29,980, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $25,250 versus $22,917 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,500. About 4.8% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.5% of those sixty five or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

References

1. ^ Wilson, Ruth Hunter, Nelle Shank Hunter, Nancy Hallberg. History of StonyCreek Township.

External links

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