New Florence, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
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Coordinates: 40°22′47″N 79°04′29″W / 40.37972°N 79.07472°WCoordinates: 40°22′47″N 79°04′29″W / 40.37972°N 79.07472°W | |
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 (40.379707, -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.