East Brady is named after Captain Samuel Brady, who battled Native Americans at that location.
Geography
East Brady is located in the southwestern corner of Clarion County at , on the east side of a bend in the Allegheny River, at a point upstream from the river's mouth in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania Route 68 passes through the borough, crossing the Allegheny on the Sergeant Carl F. Curran II Bridge to Armstrong County and the community of Bradys Bend. PA 68 leads southwest to Butler and northeast to Clarion. According to the United States Census Bureau, East Brady has a total area of, of which is land and, or 27.00%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,038 people, 471 households, and 287 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,233.6 people per square mile. There were 542 housing units at an average density of 644.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.42% White, 0.10% Asian, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population. There were 471 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couplesliving together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.81. In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $26,667, and the median income for a family was $37,589. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $21,538 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,299. About 10.9% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.
