7-609: North Belle Vernon is a borough in Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania , United States. The population was 1,971 at the time of the 2010 census. North Belle Vernon is located at 40°7′53″N 79°51′48″W / 40.13139°N 79.86333°W / 40.13139; -79.86333 (40.131360, -79.863447). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km), all of it land. As of
14-464: A household in the borough was $ 30,721, and the median income for a family was $ 39,728. Males had a median income of $ 36,007 compared with that of $ 23,103 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 21,756. Roughly 6.0% of families and 6.8% of the population were living below the poverty line , including 10.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 4.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or over. Borough (Pennsylvania) In
21-478: Is the town of Bloomsburg , recognized by the state government as the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania. Boroughs tend to have more developed business districts and concentrations of public and commercial office buildings, including courthouses. Boroughs are larger, less spacious, and more developed than the relatively rural townships, which often have the greater territory and even surround boroughs of
28-597: The United States Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , a borough (sometimes spelled boro ) is a self-governing municipal entity, equivalent to a town in most jurisdictions, usually smaller than a city , but with a similar population density in its residential areas. Sometimes thought of as "junior cities", boroughs generally have fewer powers and responsibilities than full-fledged cities. All municipalities in Pennsylvania are classified as either cities , boroughs, or townships . The only exception
35-544: The census of 2000, there were 2,107 people, 928 households, and 596 families living in the borough. The population density was 4,826.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,863.4/km). There were 992 housing units at an average density of 2,272.3 units per square mile (877.3 units/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.44% White , 1.28% African American , 0.05% Native American , 0.57% Asian , 0.09% Pacific Islander , 0.05% from other races , and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of
42-410: The population. There were 928 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.7% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size
49-488: Was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.88. In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of eighteen, 7.3% from eighteen to twenty-four, 26.9% from twenty-five to forty-four, 21.9% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 23.2% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-two years. For every one hundred females, there were 83.2 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 77.9 males. The median income for
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