Alfalfa (Pennsylvania)
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 The Lackawanna State Forest , Lucerne County |
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| Foundation : | 1807 (inc. 1882) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Lucerne County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 17 ′ N , 75 ° 54 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,952 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,640 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 186 m | ||
| Postal code : | 18709 | ||
| Area code : | +1 570 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-45568 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1213632 | ||
Lucerne is a town in Luzerne County in the US state of Pennsylvania . The place, which is statuted as a borough , is eight kilometers north of Wilkes-Barre near the Susquehanna River . At the beginning of the 20th century, there were a variety of industrial activities in the place such as coal mines, grain mills or a foundry. In 1900 3817 people lived in Lucerne, in 1910 it was 5425 and in 1940 it was 7082. In 2000 the place had 2952 inhabitants.
history
Lucerne was founded in 1807 and incorporated in 1882. The village was first known as Hartseph Hollow and was renamed Mill Hollow in 1866 . When the village was organized as a borough in 1882 , it was given a new name and was renamed Lucerne after the county.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 1.8 km² , all of which is land.
Demographic data
At the time of the United States Census 2000, alfalfa inhabited 2952 people. The population density was 1,651.8 people per km ². There were 1520 housing units at an average of 850.5 per km². The population of Lucerne consisted of 98.92% white , 0.34% black or African American , 0.0% Native American , 0.07% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , 0.20% stated other races belong to and 0.47% mentioned two or more races. 0.44% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Lucerne were distributed to 1410 households, of which 20.2% were living in children under 18 years of age. 38.7% of households were married, 11.0% had a female head of household without a husband and 45.6% were not families. 40.9% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 21.0% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.87 people.
The population was broken down into 17.6% minors, 7.3% 18–24 year olds, 28.7% 25–44 year olds, 22.5% 45–64 year olds and 23.9% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 women there were 88.7 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 86.6 men.
The median household income in Luzerne was 27,614 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 37,730 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 27,054, compared to $ 21,250 for women. The per capita income was $ 16,217. 11.4% of the population and 6.8% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 14.5% of minors and 10.9% of those aged 65 and over.
sons and daughters of the town
- Rocky Castellani (1926-2008), boxer
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the City. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).