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Welcome to the Worthington Home page. The Worthington Home page provides as much information as possible on Worthington. Knowing Worthington’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Worthington’s Home page, you will also find Worthington’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Worthington has a population of 644. 51.4% of Worthington’s inhabitants are Male, and 48.6 are female. 46.7% of Worthington is married and 91.2% own their own home. The Average Home price is $97,599, and the average rent is $883. Household median income in Worthington is $58,125, and the individual median income is $24,191. Worthington’s Ethnic is the following: White(100%).


Worthington was laid out on a tract of land called Mt. Lorenzo by Judge James Barr in 1843–1844. He chose the location due to the nearby junction of two important early stage coach routes, the east–west route from Indiana, Pennsylvania, to Butler, and the north–south route from Freeport to Emlenton.


It was incorporated as a borough in 1855. As the village grew into a town it variously relied upon farming and light manufacturing for its income. During the 1970s most manufacturing ceased. Agriculture is still important to the region, and a few light tool and die firms survive. The region also features coal, natural gas, and mineral extraction.


In the 19th century an iron furnace and woolen mill were the main industrial operations, both owned and operated by Peter Graff I. The town's first settlers were a mix of eastern Pennsylvanians and newly arrived immigrants of Scotch-Irish, German and English background. Other ethnic groups would arrive in the early 20th century in small numbers.


Other later industries included tile block and clay drain pipe manufacturing, aluminum ladder and specialty tool and die production, limestone mining, and underground mushroom farming. The town hosts several merchants including the Worthington Hardware, Grumpy's Pizza (formerly Cade's Tomato Pie, Cooper's Pizza), Carlesi's Restaurant, Moonlight Credit Union, Wo-Town Market (formerly Long's Market) and Bowser's Feed Store, four Protestant churches, a community park, several civic organizations (including a public library), and a community center and municipal complex housed in the former Junior/Senior High School.


The fire hall serves both Worthington borough and West Franklin Township. The joint municipalities of Worthington borough and West Franklin Township (which includes the former villages of Craigsville, Yellowdog, and Laird's Crossing) have cooperated in many areas including public utilities (water and sewage), and both municipalities are often colloquially referred to as Worthington - sharing the same zip code of 16262.


The former high school is actually located outside of Worthington borough and was officially called Worthington-West Franklin Jr./Sr. High School. The mascot for the school was the Bison, and the school colors were green and white. The school closed around 1984, and the students began attending Kittanning High School, which also closed in 2015 (along with Ford City and Elderton high schools) in order to form Armstrong High School. Worthington P.O.


appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.


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