Cokeburg, Pennsylvania

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Cokeburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 705 at the 2000 census.

Cokeburg is credited for being the setting and filming location for the last episode of the popular TV series "Quantum Leap", starring Scott Bakula, which aired May 4, 1993 on NBC. The site was chosen because it was the childhood home of the show's creator, Donald P. Bellisario.

[edit] Geography

Cokeburg is located at 40°6′0″N, 80°3′49″W (40.100120, -80.063637)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics ^{[citation needed]}

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 705 people, 308 households, and 206 families residing in the borough. The population density was 735.7/km² (1,931.0/mi²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 353.8/km² (928.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.87% White, 0.14% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races.

There were 308 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,179, and the median income for a family was $39,028. Males had a median income of $32,404 versus $19,514 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,754. About 6.9% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.