{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}} {{distinguish|Bowmansville, Pennsylvania}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania | official_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = Borough | image_skyline = Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania (6294717766).jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = Bowmanstown Seal.png | seal_size = 150px | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = | image_map = File:Carbon County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bowmanstown Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Bowmanstown in Carbon County, Pennsylvania | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Pennsylvania#USA | pushpin_label = Bowmanstown | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Bowmanstown in Pennsylvania | coordinates = {{coord|40|48|03|N|75|39|44|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | grid_name = | grid_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Carbon | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | established_title4 = | established_date4 = | established_title5 = | established_date5 = | established_title6 = | established_date6 = | established_title7 = | established_date7 = | extinct_title = | extinct_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | seat1_type = | seat1 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor William Ravert | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | total_type = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 2.07 | area_total_sq_mi = 0.80 | area_land_km2 = 1.99 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.77 | area_water_km2 = 0.07 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.03 | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 732 | elevation_point = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_max_point = | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft = | elevation_min_point = | elevation_min_rank = | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/> | population_total = 889 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 446.19 | population_density_sq_mi = 1156.05 | population_metro_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density = | population_density_rank = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank2_km2 = | population_density_blank2_sq_mi = | population_demonym = | population_note = | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = | demographics_type2 = | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = EST | utc_offset1 = -5 | timezone1_DST = EDT | utc_offset1_DST = -4 | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 18030 | postal2_code_type = | postal2_code = | area_code_type = | area_codes = 610 and 484 | geocode = | iso_code = | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 42-07880 | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = | blank1_info_sec2 = | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = | website = https://bowmanstown.org/ | footnotes = }}
'''Bowmanstown''' is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, Bowmanstown had a population of 889.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A07880&in=state%3A42|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 20, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
The borough is at an elevation of {{convert|437|ft}}. It is located {{convert|3|mi|0}} west of Palmerton and {{convert|4|mi|0}} south of Lehighton off Pennsylvania Route 248.
==Geography== Bowmanstown is located in southern Carbon County at {{Coord|40|48|3|N|75|39|44|W|type:city}} (40.800737, -75.662167),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> 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 {{convert|2.07|km2|disp=flip}}, {{convert|1.99|km2|disp=flip}} of which is land and {{convert|0.07|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 3.59%, of which is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4207880| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bowmanstown borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 1, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213083332/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4207880| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Transportation== {{stack|[[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|thumb|PA 248 westbound in Bowmanstown]]}} As of 2013, there were {{convert|8.40|mi}} of public roads in Bowmanstown, of which {{convert|3.11|mi}} were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and {{convert|5.29|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/13402.pdf|title=Bowmanstown Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref>
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== {{stack|{{US Census population |align=right |1920= 834 |1930= 843 |1940= 883 |1950= 878 |1960= 888 |1970= 864 |1980= 1078 |1990= 888 |2000= 895 |2010= 937 |2020= 889 |footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N%2CNAME&for=place%3A%2A&in=state%3A42|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref> }}}} As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 895 people, 389 households, and 257 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,156.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 417 housing units at an average density of {{convert|538.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. 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.
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==External links== *[https://bowmanstown.org/ Bowmanstown website] {{Geographic location | Centre = Bowmanstown | Northeast = Beltzville | North = Parryville | East = Palmerton | Southeast = Weiders Crossing | South = | Southwest = | West = Ashfield | Northwest = Lehighton }} {{Carbon County, Pennsylvania}} {{authority control}}
Category:Boroughs in Carbon County, Pennsylvania Category:Populated places established in 1808