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A Keystone Marker, with an atypical color scheme, in North East

North East is a borough in North East Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States, Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Erie. Its name comes from its position in the northeastern corner of Erie County, despite being near the extreme northwest of Pennsylvania. The population was 4,114 at the 2020 census,[1] down from 4,294 in 2010.[2] Fruit growing was an early economic endeavor, and is still to this day, as this is a popular area especially for cherries and grapes. There is an annual Cherry Festival in the summer and an annual Wine Country Harvest Festival in autumn. It is part of the Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the northernmost town in Pennsylvania.

History

Before 1650, the area was settled by the Eriez, a relatively peaceful tribe; however, they were destroyed by the Seneca.[3]

As part of the Erie Triangle, it was only in 1792 that the locale became part of Pennsylvania. However, North East did not receive its first settlers until 1794, still, several years before the county (Erie) and township (North East) was organized. Originally the North East Township was called "Lower Greenfield" being downstream from Greenfield Township. The first road was built in 1797 from present-day Freeport at the mouth of Sixteenmile Creek to present-day Colt Station now in Greenfield Township. That road was extended in 1798 to where French Creek forks (present-day Wattsburg).[4] In 1800 a road from the village of North East to Wattsburg was opened, it paralleled, but ran east of, the first one from Freeport.[5]

This first recorded settler of the region was Joseph Shadduck from Brattleboro, Vermont in 1795.[6] The land that the borough occupies was originally purchased from the state by a Mr. Brown, who sold it to a land speculator, a Mr. Gibson. William Dundas was the first to settle in the borough area, whose property was later sold in 1806 to Henry Burgett, who turned the dwelling into a tavern. This property, prior to the sale, is claimed to be the site of the first sacrament to the Lord's Supper in Erie County on Sunday the 27th of September 1801. A more "pretentious" tavern was built in 1808 by Lemuel Brown, located where the Haynes House is today.[7]

Originally called Burgettstown, the name was changed in 1819 to Gibsonville until it was incorporated in 1834 as the borough of North East.[7]

In 1798 the first school was formed.[3][7]

Its first high school, Lake Shore Seminary, was established in 1870 as a collaborative effort of the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. In 1884, a fire destroyed two-thirds of the town's business district.[8]

In 1983, Short's Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1990 the entire old central business district was added to the register.[9]

Government

The Borough of North East is incorporated as a borough under Pennsylvania law.[10] The borough is governed by a mayor–council government. The government consists of a mayor, and a six-member borough council. They are elected to four-year terms, with the terms of the council designed to be overlapping.[10] The borough council prepares legislation and conducts oversight. The council meets in North East Borough Hall. Bobbi Jo Morey is the mayor of the Borough of North East. since September 2024Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the North East Borough Council consists of:[11]

  • Amber Belson - President
  • Ryan D. McGregor - Vice-president
  • Bill Beardsley
  • Todd Luke
  • Heather Jones
  • Nancy Anderson

North East is in Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district and is currently represented in Congress by Republican Mike Kelly, who was elected in 2010. Republican Dan Laughlin of the 49th District represents North East in the Pennsylvania State Senate and Republican Jake Banta of the 4th District represents North East in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[12]

Geography

North East is located in northeastern Erie County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (42.213385, -79.833711).[13] It is surrounded by North East Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all land.[2]

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Short's Hotel (1899)
National Register of Historic Places

Demographics

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As of the census[15] of 2000, there were 4,601 people, 1,730 households, and 1,162 families residing in the borough. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,795 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.65% White, 0.80% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population.

There were 1,730 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $36,431, and the median income for a family was $43,250. Males had a median income of $33,939 versus $21,921 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,132. About 10.0% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

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Lake Shore Railway Museum (1899)

Culture

North East has the Lake Shore Railway Museum, housed in its former railroad station.

Schools

The North East School District includes Earle C. Davis Primary School, Intermediate Elementary School, North East Middle School, and North East High School.[18]

From 1991 to 2021, Mercyhurst North East operated in North East as a branch of Mercyhurst University.

Notable people

References

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Lake and Main streets

Further reading

  • Gallagher, Marty. (1985) North East Past, North East, Pennsylvania: The North East Breeze Publishing Co. (Brown-Thompson Newspapers, Inc.) Template:Catalog lookup link (compilation of newspaper articles)
  • Green, Walter R. (1981) North East, Pennsylvania 1850-1890, Erie, Pennsylvania: Mercyhurst College.
  • Loop, Admah Irwin (1984) One hundred years of North East, North East, Pennsylvania: The North East Breeze Publishing Co. (Brown-Thompson Newspapers, Inc.) Template:Catalog lookup link (compilation of newspaper articles from 1934 to 1937)

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