New Berlin, Pennsylvania

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New Berlin, Pennsylvania
New Berlin, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
New Berlin, Pennsylvania
New Berlin, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°52′49″N 76°59′11″W / 40.88028, -76.98639
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Union
Settled 1792
Incorporated (borough) 1795
Area
 - Total 0.4 sq mi (1.2 km²)
Population (2000)
 - Total 838
 - Density 1,882.4/sq mi (719.0/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC)
Zip code 17855
Area code(s) 570

New Berlin is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 838 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

New Berlin is located at 40°52′49″N, 76°59′11″W (40.880416, -76.986268).[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 838 people, 333 households, and 243 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,882.4 people per square mile (719.0/km²). There were 355 housing units at an average density of 797.4/sq mi (304.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.45% White, 0.24% African American, 0.60% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 333 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the borough the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,523, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $28,875 versus $21,528 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,547. About 6.3% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

The polling place is the community center, 318 Vine St. New Berlin.

[edit] References

  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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