Mayfield, Pennsylvania

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Mayfield is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, about 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Scranton. In the past, it contained a silk mill and a coal mining industry. In 1900, 2,300 people lived here, and in 1910, 3,662 people inhabited Mayfield. The population was 1,756 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Mayfield is located at 41°32′18″N, 75°32′12″W (41.538331, -75.536554)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 6.3 km² (2.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,756 people, 744 households, and 503 families residing in the borough. The population density was 277.9/km² (718.6/mi²). There were 795 housing units at an average density of 125.8/km² (325.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.43% White, 0.06% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.Among the population is Presidential hopeful Dr. Greg Hanichak. He is a lifelong citizen of Mayfield.

There were 744 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the borough the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,074, and the median income for a family was $38,167. Males had a median income of $29,336 versus $20,427 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,106. About 6.0% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

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	v • d • e Municipalities and Communities of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania County Seat: Scranton
Cities	Carbondale \| Scranton
Boroughs	Archbald \| Blakely \| Clarks Green \| Clarks Summit \| Dalton \| Dickson City \| Dunmore \| Jermyn \| Jessup \| Mayfield \| Moosic \| Moscow \| Old Forge \| Olyphant \| Taylor \| Throop \| Vandling
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