Little Meadows, Pennsylvania

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Little Meadows, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 41°59′27″N76°08′01″W / 41.99083°N 76.13361°W / 41.99083; -76.13361
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Susquehanna
Settled1800
Incorporated1860 [1]
Area
[2]
 • Total2.42 sq mi (6.26 km2)
 • Land2.42 sq mi (6.26 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total245
 • Density101.32/sq mi (39.13/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
18830
Area code 570
FIPS code 42-43928

Little Meadows is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 247 at the 2020 census. [4]

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Geography

Little Meadows is located at 41°59′27″N76°8′1″W / 41.99083°N 76.13361°W / 41.99083; -76.13361 (41.990869, -76.133521). [5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870 133—
1880 15919.5%
1890 22340.3%
1900 213−4.5%
1910 156−26.8%
1920 119−23.7%
1930 13614.3%
1940 15614.7%
1950 19625.6%
1960 30153.6%
1970 33712.0%
1980 37511.3%
1990 326−13.1%
2000 290−11.0%
2010 273−5.9%
2020 247−9.5%
2021 (est.)248 [4] 0.4%
Sources: [6] [7] [8] [3]

As of the census [9] of 2010, there were 273 people, 119 households, and 76 families residing in the borough. The population density was 113.8 people per square mile (43.9 people/km2). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 55.8 per square mile (21.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.2% White, 0.4% Asian, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 119 households, out of which 18.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 16.1% under the age of 18, 60.1% from 18 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.3 years.

The median income for a household in the borough was $48,235, and the median income for a family was $85,156. Males had a median income of $40,833 versus $25,909 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,027. About 9.4% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.5% of those 65 or over.

Notable People

Glenn B. Woodruff, the design engineer for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and Mackinac Bridge in Michigan was born in Little Meadows on February 8, 1890. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Apolacon Township". Susquehanna County Historical Society. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. ↑ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  10. ↑ "Obituary for Glenn Woodruff". Oakland Tribune. 6 September 1973. p. 22. Retrieved 5 November 2023. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg

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