Luzerne, Pennsylvania
| Luzerne, Pennsylvania | |
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| Borough | |
 Luzerne, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 41°17′02″N 75°53′34″W / 41.28389°N 75.89278°WCoordinates: 41°17′02″N 75°53′34″W / 41.28389°N 75.89278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Settled | 1807 |
| Incorporated | 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) |
| • Land | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,845 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,801 |
| • Density | 4,065.31/sq mi (1,568.50/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 18709 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-45568 |
Luzerne is a borough located 5 miles (8 km) north of Wilkes Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, near the Susquehanna River. In the early years of the twentieth century, it had coal mines, a foundry, drill factories, flour and feed mills, a canning factory, and a silk mill. In 1900, 3,817 people lived here; in 1940, 7,082 people lived in Luzerne. The population was 2,845 at the 2010 census.
Like Luzerne County, the borough was named for Chevalier de la Luzerne, a French diplomat.
Luzerne is located at 41°17′2″N 75°53′34″W / 41.28389°N 75.89278°W (41.283780, -75.892890).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,952 people, 1,410 households, and 767 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,299.3 people per square mile (1,651.8/km2). There were 1,520 housing units at an average density of 2,213.7 per square mile (850.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.92% White, 0.34% African American, 0.07% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.
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