New Eagle, Pennsylvania
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New Eagle is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 2,262 at the 2000 census. It is perhaps most famous as the hometown of football great Joe Montana.
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[edit] Geography
New Eagle is located at (40.207526, -79.953045)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (8.04%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,262 people, 962 households, and 650 families residing in the borough. The population density was 847.9/km² (2,189.4/mi²). There were 1,068 housing units at an average density of 400.3/km² (1,033.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.99% White, 1.11% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.09% of the population.
There were 962 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $30,494, and the median income for a family was $35,500. Males had a median income of $33,100 versus $22,786 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,636. About 7.8% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Famous People From New Eagle,Pennsylvania
- Joe Montana, Former NFL star (Montana was likely born in the Memorial Hospital in New Eagle, but he was raised in adjacent Monongahela.)
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