Laflin, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 41°17′25″N 75°47′34″W / 41.29028°N 75.79278°WCoordinates: 41°17′25″N 75°47′34″W / 41.29028°N 75.79278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Region | Greater Pittston |
| Incorporated | 1889 |
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| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Dorothy Yazurlo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,487 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (420/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 18702 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| Website | Laflin Boro |
Laflin is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,487 at the 2010 census.
Laflin likely was named for one of the owners of the Laflin & Rand Powder Company.
Laflin is located at 41°17′25″N 75°47′34″W / 41.290380°N 75.792900°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,502 people, 612 households, and 452 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,111.0 people per square mile (429.6/km2). There were 632 housing units at an average density of 467.5 per square mile (180.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.61% White, 0.13% African American, 3.66% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.
There were 612 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.90.
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