Luzerne, Pennsylvania
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Luzerne is a borough located Script error: No such module "convert". north of Wilkes Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The population was 2,703 at the time of the 2020 census.[1]
History
The community was first settled in 1807. It was later incorporated as a borough in 1882. Like Luzerne County, the borough was named after Chevalier de la Luzerne, a French diplomat.[2]
In the early twentieth century, coal mining and manufacturing were the main industries in the community. The borough had coal mines, a foundry, drill factories, flour and feed mills, a canning factory, and a silk mill.
Geography
Luzerne is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (41.283780, -75.892890).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all of it land.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1890 | 2,398 | — | |
| 1900 | 3,817 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 5,426 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 5,998 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 6,950 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 7,082 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 6,176 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 5,118 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 4,504 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 3,703 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 3,206 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 2,952 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 2,845 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 2,703 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 2,710 | [1] | Script error: No such module "String".% |
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As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,952 people, 1,410 households, and 767 families living in the borough.
The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,520 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"..
The racial makeup of the borough was 98.92% White, 0.34% African American, 0.07% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.
There were 1,410 households, out of which 20.2% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 38.7% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.6% were non-families. 40.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 17.6% under the age of eighteen, 7.3% from eighteen to twenty-four, 28.7% from twenty-five to forty-four, 22.5% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 23.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-three years.
For every one hundred females there were 88.7 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 86.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $27,614, and the median income for a family was $37,730. Males had a median income of $27,054 compared with that of $21,250 for females.
The per capita income for the borough was $16,217.
Roughly 6.8% of families and 11.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 10.9% of those who were aged sixty-five or over.
Education
It is in the Wyoming Valley West School District.[8]
See also
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References
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