Forest City, Pennsylvania
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| Forest City, Pennsylvania | |
  Forest City, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Susquehanna |
| Settled | 1871 |
| Incorporated | 1888 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km²) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,855 |
| - Density | 2,053.3/sq mi (795.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 18421 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
Forest City is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 23 miles (37 km) north by east of Scranton. There are important agricultural interests in the region. At the onset of the twentieth century, coal-mining and silk manufacturing were the chief industries, but they have declined to the vanishing point. Forest City was incorporated in 1888. In 1900, the population was 4,279, and in 1910, 5,749. The population was 1,855 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Forest City is located at (41.650907, -75.468180)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.23%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,855 people, 790 households, and 454 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,053.3 people per square mile (795.8/km²). There were 937 housing units at an average density of 1,037.2/sq mi (402.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.46% White, 0.11% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 790 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 26.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.87. Children in the area attend Forest City Regional School
In the borough the population was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 31.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 81.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $26,766, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $27,778 versus $18,295 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,774. About 7.2% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Forest City, Pennsylvania is at coordinates Coordinates:
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