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New Florence, Pennsylvania

New Florence, Pennsylvania
Borough
Ligonier Street
Ligonier Street
New Florence, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
New Florence, Pennsylvania
New Florence, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°22′47″N 79°04′29″W / 40.37972°N 79.07472°W / 40.37972; -79.07472Coordinates: 40°22′47″N 79°04′29″W / 40.37972°N 79.07472°W / 40.37972; -79.07472
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Westmoreland
Incorporated May 27, 1865
Government
 • Type Borough Council
Area
 • Total 0.4 sq mi (1 km2)
 • Land 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation 1,079 ft (329 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 689
 • Density 2,242.4/sq mi (865.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code 15944
Area code(s) 724 Exchange: 235

New Florence is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was named for the city of Florence in Italy. The population was 689 as of the 2010 census, which is a decrease from 784 recorded by 2000 census.

New Florence is located at 40°22′47″N 79°4′29″W / 40.37972°N 79.07472°W / 40.37972; -79.07472 (40.379707, -79.074841).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (5.56%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 784 people, 331 households, and 225 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,242.4 people per square mile (864.9/km²). There were 365 housing units at an average density of 1,044.0 per square mile (402.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.11% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 331 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91.


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