Tower City, Pennsylvania
| Tower City, Pennsylvania | |
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East Grand Avenue (Rt. 209), facing northeast
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| Coordinates: 40°35′20″N 76°33′12″W / 40.58889°N 76.55333°WCoordinates: 40°35′20″N 76°33′12″W / 40.58889°N 76.55333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Settled | 1868 |
| Incorporated | 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Daniel L. Daub |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,396 |
| • Density | 4,546.8/sq mi (1,755.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 17980 |
| Area code(s) | 717 Exchange: 647 |
Tower City is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,396 at the 2000 census.
Tower City is located at 40°35′20″N 76°33′12″W / 40.58889°N 76.55333°W (40.588869, -76.553282).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,396 people, 608 households, and 383 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,546.8 people per square mile (1,738.7/km²). There were 684 housing units at an average density of 2,227.8 per square mile (851.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.85% White, 0.21% African American, 0.50% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.
There were 608 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.92.
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