Matamoras, Pennsylvania

Borough of Matamoras
Borough
A view of Matamoras from the hills behind the town. Mid-Delaware Bridge connects it to Port Jervis, NY
Location of Matamoras in Pike County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 41°22′04″N 74°42′07″W / 41.36778°N 74.70194°W / 41.36778; -74.70194Coordinates: 41°22′04″N 74°42′07″W / 41.36778°N 74.70194°W / 41.36778; -74.70194
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Pike
Incorporated	January 18, 1905
Government
• Mayor	Janet Clark
Area[1]
• Total	0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
• Land	0.68 sq mi (1.77 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,469
• Estimate (2016)[2]	2,364
• Density	3,456.14/sq mi (1,335.11/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	18336
Area code(s)	570 Exchange: 491
FIPS code	42-48048
Website	www.matamorasborough.com

Matamoras is a borough in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,469 at the 2010 census. It is the easternmost municipality of any kind in Pennsylvania. Matamoras is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the larger New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.

History

Matamoras was originally part of Westfall Township. Its name came from the Mexican city of Matamoros, which was the first to be occupied by U.S. troops during the Mexican-American War. It was incorporated as a borough on January 18, 1905.^[3]

Geography

Matamoras is located at 41°22′4″N 74°42′7″W / 41.36778°N 74.70194°W / 41.36778; -74.70194 (41.367818, −74.701831).^[4] It is the easternmost point in Pennsylvania. Across the Delaware River are Port Jervis, New York and Montague, New Jersey.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 sq miles, of which 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (11.54%) is water.

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  US Routes 6 and 209 as they pass through Matamoras.
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  Facing the bridge to Port Jervis, New York on US Routes 6 and 209
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  The Mid Delaware Bridge

Demographics

As of the census^[8] of 2010, there were 2,469 people, 955 households, and 665 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,527.1/sq mi. There were 1,020 housing units at an average density of 1,457.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 93.3% White, 1.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.5% of the population.

There were 955 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. Of all households 24.9% were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the borough the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 57.8% from 18 to 64, and 16% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years.

The median income for a household in the borough was $37,361, and the median income for a family was $45,917. Males had a median income of $32,875 versus $26,176 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,946. About 2.4% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Other

• Matamoras is the setting for photographer Amy Stein's Domesticated series.^[9]

References

External links

• Media related to Matamoras, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons
• Borough of Matamoras, official website
• Pike County Dispatch