Herndon, Pennsylvania

Herndon
Main Street in Herndon
Location in Pennsylvania
Herndon
Basic data
Foundation :	1827 (settled) 1902 (incorporated)
State :	United States
State :	Pennsylvania
County :	Northumberland County
Coordinates :	40 ° 42 ′  N , 76 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′  N , 76 ° 51 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	383 (status: 2000)
Population density :	147.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	4.7 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 2.6 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	138 m
Postal code :	17830
Area code :	+1 570
FIPS :	42-34080
GNIS ID :	1176878
Enter Herndon on Route 147 from the south

Herndon , formerly Trevorton Junction , is a borough in Northumberland County in Pennsylvania , United States . Herndon was founded in 1840 by Robert A. Parrish. It was later named after the naval officer William Lewis Herndon , who died in 1857 while trying to rescue passengers from his sinking ship. In 2010, Herndon had 324 residents.

geography

Herndon's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 42 '  N , 76 ° 51'  W (40.704241, -76.843212).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of ​​4.7 km ² , of which 2.1 km ² is land and 2.6 km ² (= 55.06%) is water.

Demographics

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1880	306		-
1910	620		-
1920	656		5.8%
1930	699		6.6%
1940	687		-1.7%
1950	677		-1.5%
1960	622		-8.1%
1970	507		-18.5%
1980	483		-4.7%
1990	422		-12.6%
2000	383		-9.2%
2010	324		-15.4%
2015 estimate	307		-5.2%
Sources:

At the time of the United States Census 2000, Herndon lived in 386 people. The population density was 184.8 people per km ² . There were 192 housing units, an average of 92.7 per km ² . The Herndon population was 97.91% White , 1.83% Black or African American , 0% Native American , 0% Asian , 0% Pacific Islander , 0% said they were racial , and 0.26% mentioned two or more races. 0% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.

The residents of Herndon were distributed across 173 households out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18. 56.1% of households were married, 4.0% had a female head of household without a husband, and 38.2% were not families. 34.7% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 18.5% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.83 people.

The population was split into 18.5% minors, 7.0% 18–24 year olds, 27.9% 25–44 year olds, 24.5% 45–64 year olds and 21.9% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 women there were 84.1 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 90.2 men.

The median household income in Herndon was 37,750 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 44,063 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 29,875 compared to $ 17,969 for women. The per capita income was $ 23,156. 9.4% of the population and 5.7% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 9.1% of minors and 22.1% of those aged 65 and over.

education

Students from Herndon and the surrounding area attend the Mountain Jr./Sr. High school .

supporting documents

1. ^ Herbert C. Bell [1891]: History of Northumberland County . Higginson Book Company, 1993, ISBN 0-8328-2847-5 , p. 744.
2. ↑ Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 ( English ) Retrieved January 11, 2017.
3. ^ Census of Population and Housing ( English ) US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
4. ↑ American FactFinder ( English ) United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 11, 2017.
5. ↑ Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 ( English ) In: Population Estimates . US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 11, 2017.