Bally, Pennsylvania
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| Borough of Bally | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Area | 1.3 mi² (3.4 km²) |
| - land | 1.3 mi² (3.4 km²) |
| - water | 0.0 mi² (0 km²) |
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| - elevation | 259 ft (78.9 m) |
| Population | 1,062 (2000) |
| Density | 2,030.4 /mi² (783.9 /km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
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Bally is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the site of Most Blessed Sacrament Church (formerly known as as St. Paul's chapel in Goshenhoppen), the oldest existing Catholic place of worship in Pennsylvania and the fourth oldest Catholic structure in the thirteen original colonies, having been built in about 1752. The population was 1,062 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
Bally is located at (40.401044, -75.588365)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,062 people, 413 households, and 304 families residing in the borough. The population density was 788.5/km² (2,030.4/mi²). There were 426 housing units at an average density of 316.3/km² (814.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.78% White, 0.47% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.47% Asian, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.
There were 413 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $49,063, and the median income for a family was $56,406. Males had a median income of $37,750 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,537. About 0.7% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
