New Columbus, Pennsylvania
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History
A small farming town that is located in western Luzerne County (just south of Ricketts Glen State Park), New Columbus was first settled in 1819. It was later incorporated as a borough in 1859.
The community has changed little since its founding; farming is still a major way of life for most of the borough.
Geography
New Columbus is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (41.1734, -76.2935).[2]
There are small clusters of houses scattered throughout the borough; most of the community consists of farmland. Downtown New Columbus, which consists of a few homes and businesses, is located at the intersection of Old Tioga Turnpike and Academy Street. 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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| 1860 | 240 | — | |
| 1870 | 250 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1880 | 267 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1890 | 214 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1900 | 202 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 175 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 136 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 127 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 182 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 152 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 144 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 149 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 214 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 228 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 215 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 227 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 219 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 218 | [1] | Script error: No such module "String".% |
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As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 215 people, 86 households, and 63 families residing in the borough. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 96 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"..
The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% white. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.
There were eighty-six households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, with 60.5% living together as married couples, 9.3% documented as a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% which were documented as non-families. Additionally, individuals 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals with 11.6% that had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 2.94.
Within the borough, the population was spread out, with 25.1% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 5.1% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 31.2% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 18.6% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 20.0% who were sixty-five years of age or older.
The median age of residents was thirty-six years. For every one hundred females there were eighty-seven males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were roughly ninety-six males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $38,594, and the median income for a family was $39,844. Males had a median income of $31,250 compared with that of $21,071 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,981.
Only 2.7% of the population lived below the poverty line. None of those living in poverty were under the age of eighteen or living with families; however, 8.7% of those who were documented as impoverished were aged sixty-four or older.
As of 2017, the population of New Columbus was 222.[7]
Education
The school district is Northwest Area School District.[8]
Gallery
References
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