Tioga is a borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 611 at the 2010 census.[2] It is located north of Tioga and Hammond Lakes along the Tioga River.

Tioga, Pennsylvania
Borough
Downtown Tioga
Location of Tioga in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
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Coordinates: 41°54′31″N 77°07′59″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Tioga
Settled	1798
Government
• Mayor	David Wilcox
Area [1]
• Total	0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
• Land	0.46 sq mi (1.20 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation	1,030 ft (310 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	611
• Estimate  (2021)[2]	608
• Density	1,394.40/sq mi (538.01/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST)
• Summer (DST)	EDT
ZIP code	16946
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-76808

Etymology

The name "Tioga" is borrowed from Native American tribes who lived in the area at the time of the arrival of European colonists; it means "at the forks". The various Iroquois tribes all had similar words for the concept: the Oneida called it Te-ah-o-ge, the Mohawk called it Te-yo-ge-ga, the Cayuga called it Da-o-ga and the Seneca called it Da-yo-o-geh.[3]

History

Officer hiring controversy

On July 5, 2022, Officer Timothy Loehmann was sworn in as Tioga's only police officer. In 2014, Loehmann, while employed as a police officer in Cleveland, had shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice who at the time was holding a pellet gun. Loehmann was never charged with a crime, but the incident caused protests. His hiring by Tioga's Borough Council caused a public backlash. A week later the resignations of Loehamnn, the Borough Council president, another council member, the borough attorney, and the borough's code enforcement officer were accepted by the Borough Council. According to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the borough broke the law by failing to perform a proper background check before hiring Loehmann.[4][5]

Geography

Tioga is located at 41°54′23″N 77°8′8″W (41.906467, -77.135532).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), of which 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (17.31%) is water.

Tioga is surrounded by Tioga Township.

Demographics

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 622 people, 239 households, and 148 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,440.0 people per square mile (558.5/km²). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 604.2 per square mile (234.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.04% White, 0.32% African American, 0.16% Native American, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 239 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $27,404, and the median income for a family was $34,500. Males had a median income of $29,519 versus $19,479 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,905. About 8.8% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

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