West Newton, Pennsylvania
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West Newton is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. Formerly, the manufacture of radiators and boilers were the chief industries. In 1900, the people living here numbered 2,467. In 1910, 2,880 people lived here. The population was 3,083 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
The town traces its roots to 1788, when a group led by Col. Rufus Putnam traveled overland from Massachusetts and stopped at this location to build boats. They then set out down the Youghiogheny River to the Monogahela and Ohio Rivers, ending their journey and founding the town of Marietta, Ohio. Former names of the town are Simeral's Ferry and Robbstown.
[edit] Geography
West Newton is located at (40.209378, -79.769157)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (8.13%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,083 people, 1,318 households, and 830 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,053.4/km² (2,717.5/mi²). There were 1,410 housing units at an average density of 481.8/km² (1,242.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.50% White, 1.14% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 1,318 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $25,912, and the median income for a family was $41,063. Males had a median income of $36,386 versus $22,727 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,406. About 7.5% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.
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