Gordon (Pennsylvania)

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Gordon
Gordon (Pennsylvania)
Gordon
Gordon
Location in Pennsylvania
Basic data
Foundation : 1856
State : United States
State : Pennsylvania
County : Schuylkill County
Coordinates : 40 ° 45 ′  N , 76 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′  N , 76 ° 20 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 781 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 488.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 1.6 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 1.6 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 260 m
Postal code : 17936
Area code : +1 570
FIPS : 42-30128
GNIS ID : 1215551
Mayor : Nick Troutman

Gordon is a city in Schuylkill County in the US state of Pennsylvania in the United States with 781 inhabitants ( as of 2000) .

traffic

The Interstate 81 runs south of the city.

history

The city was named after “David. F .. Gordon ", a judge. The post office in Gordon was opened on July 15, 1858 with J. Faust as the first postmaster.

Demographics

After the census of 2000, there 781 people in 312 households and 210 families lived. The population density was 478.6 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 98.72% white population, 0.38% Native American people, 0.26% Asian, 0.26% other ethnicities and 0.38% mixed race . Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.51% of the population.

Of the 312 households, 33.7% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 51.9% were married couples living together, 12.5% ​​were a single mother, and 32.4% were non-families. 30.4% were made up of single households and 18.3% were living alone, who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.12.

In relation to the entire town, the population consisted of 25.5% residents under 18 years of age, 9.6% between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.9% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.6% between 45 and 64 years of age 14.5% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 96.0 men.

The median income for a household in the 30,855 USD , and the median income for a family was 40,714 USD. Males had a median income of $ 28,125 versus $ 21,354 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,873. 9.8% of families and 11.3% of the population are below the poverty line (including 12.2% of children and 11.1% of those over 65).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A. Howry Espenshade: Pennsylvania Place Names. Gale Research Company, Detroit 1925. Pages 275-276.
  2. ↑ John L. Kay, Chester M. Smith: Pennsylvania Postal History. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence 1976, ISBN 0-88000-059-7 . Page 304.