Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Pine Grove is a borough
in Schuylkill County
, Pennsylvania
, in the United States
. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 2,154.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the borough has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 2,154 people,877 households, and 558 families residing in the borough. The population density
was 1,997.0 people per square mile (770.1/km²). There were 937 housing units at an average density of 868.7 per square mile (335.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.75% White, 0.14% African American
, 0.00% Native American
, 0.51% Asia
n, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.05% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
There were 877 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples
living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% 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 2.98.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $35,865, and the median income for a family was $49,737. Males had a median income of $31,369 versus $21,818 for females. The per capita income
for the borough was $19,547. 5.9% of the population and 2.6% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.9% are under the age of 18 and 5.6% are 65 or older.
Borough
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in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
-Notable people:*Boxing heavyweight great Muhammad Ali had his training camp in Deer Lake.*Charles Justin Bailey, commanding general of the 81st Division in World War I, was born in Tamaqua on June 21, 1859....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, in the United States
United States
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. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 2,154.
Geography
Pine Grove is located at 40°33′4"N 76°23′6"W (40.551083, -76.384945).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the borough has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,154 people,877 households, and 558 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
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was 1,997.0 people per square mile (770.1/km²). There were 937 housing units at an average density of 868.7 per square mile (335.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.75% White, 0.14% African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, 0.00% Native American
Native Americans in the United States
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, 0.51% Asia
Asia
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n, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.05% of the population were Hispanic
Hispanic
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or Latino
Latino
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of any race.
There were 877 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% 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 2.98.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $35,865, and the median income for a family was $49,737. Males had a median income of $31,369 versus $21,818 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the borough was $19,547. 5.9% of the population and 2.6% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.9% are under the age of 18 and 5.6% are 65 or older.
Notable people
- Conrad RichterConrad RichterConrad Michael Richter was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist whose lyrical work focuses on life along the American frontier.-Biography:...
- award-winning American novelist. - Susan Manbeck Corbett - First Lady of Pennsylvania; wife of Gov. Tom CorbettTom CorbettThomas W. Corbett is the 46th and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. He is a former Attorney General of Pennsylvania and was elected to that office in 2004 and reelected in 2008...