New Columbus, Pennsylvania
| New Columbus, Pennsylvania | |
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Old Tioga Turnpike in New Columbus
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 Location of New Columbus in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. |
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 New Columbus, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 41°10′21″N 76°17′22″W / 41.17250°N 76.28944°WCoordinates: 41°10′21″N 76°17′22″W / 41.17250°N 76.28944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Settled | 1819 |
| Incorporated | 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.06 sq mi (7.94 km2) |
| • Land | 3.06 sq mi (7.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 227 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 225 |
| • Density | 73.41/sq mi (28.34/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-53448 |
New Columbus is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 227 at the 2010 census.
New Columbus was first settled in 1819. It was later incorporated as a borough in 1859. The community has not changed much since its founding; farming is still a major way of life for most of the borough.
New Columbus is located at 41°10′21″N 76°17′22″W / 41.17250°N 76.28944°W (41.1734, -76.2935).
It is a small farming town located in western Luzerne County (just south of Ricketts Glen State Park). There are small clusters of houses scattered throughout the borough; most of the community consists of farmland. Downtown New Columbus, which consists of a few homes and businesses, is located at the intersection of Old Tioga Turnpike and Academy Street. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.1 square miles (7.9 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 215 people, 86 households, and 63 families residing in the borough. The population density was 68.1 people per square mile (26.3/km2). There were 96 housing units at an average density of 30.4 per square mile (11.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.
There were 86 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.94.
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