Cherry Tree occurs as borough located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. When of the 2000 census, the borough experienced the sum people of 443.

History

Cherry Tree is placed mostly inside a vale touching the headwaters of West Branch of the Susquehanna River where the flow of any stream is fed by Cush Cushion Creek.

Cherry Tree was originally referred to as "Canoe Place" because its location marked a spot in which a West Branch of the Susquehanna Flow of any stream was there are no elongated navigable & canoes would stand to portage. A latter class action settlement was called "Newman's Mills" & late "Grant Post Office". A todays title was officially adopted around 1907 but had been inside utilise informally by local resident for numerous years prior to that instance.

cherry was known as for a big cherry tree that stood at a confluence of Cush Cushion Creek & the West Branch of the Susquehanna Flow of any stream. A tree marked a eastern boundary of a of the territory acquired per Penn personal from either the Six Nations of the Iroquois at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix on November 5, 1769. A boundary, known as a "purchase line", extended from either a cherry westwards to the todays places of Kittanning, Pennsylvania on the Allegheny River. A tree was late utilized as a boundary marker for Indiana, Clearfield, and Cambria counties.

Cherry Tree was the center of the lumber industry in the later 19th century.

Geography
Cherry Tree is placed at 40°43'35" North, 78°48'27" West (Xl.726420, -78.807558)in the eastern corner of Indiana County in which it intersects using Clearfield & Cambria Counties.

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the borough has the number locality of Ace.Iv km² (0.5 mi²). Ace.Four kilometre² (Zero.Quint mi²) of these are l& and none of the metropolitan area is covered sustaining a stream.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 443 people, 142 home, & 111 families living in the borough. A population density is 322.7/km² (833.4/mi²). There are 157 housing units at an typical density of 114.4/km² (295.3/mi²). A racial makeup of the borough is 99.32% White, 0.68% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. Zero.68% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 142 family away from which 33.1% own toddlers under a age of Xviii swallow the children, 64.8% come married couples living together, 7.0% have a female homeowner using there is no hubby present, & Twenty-one.8% come non-families. Sixteen.Ennead% of a lot menage come manufactured higher of people & 9.2% use soul dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Ii.86 & a typical personal size is Ternary.Xxiv.

In a borough the people is spread retired by having Xxiii.7% under a age of Xviii, Octonary.8% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-eight.0% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-one.4% from either 45 to 64, & Eighteen.1% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 37 years. For each Centred females there are Century.V males. For each Centred females age Eighteen & ended, there are 95.Quaternity males.

the median income for a personal in the borough is $26,607, & the median income for a family is $31,625. Males have a median income of $23,667 versus $17,344 for females. A per capita income for the borough is $11,742. Xx.3% of the people & Xvii.8% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Twenty-six.3% of people under a age of 18 & 2 dozen.3% of people 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.

Government
the borough is governed by the sevener member council & a city manager. the law department consists of ternion a share instance officers & a police captain. A council's annual budget is or so $85,000. Fire protection is provided per Cherry Tree Volunteer Fire Co. a borough maintains a playground, softball fields, a Buy Line Monument, & Canoe Place Park, which occurs as canoe access point along the flow of any stream. Cherry Tree is served per Harmony Vicinity School District.