Official Name: | Courtdale, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Courtdale |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Government Type: | Borough Council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jacki Reilly Degnan |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Title1: | Incorporated |
Established Date1: | 1897 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.65 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.65 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.02 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.02 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Total: | 689 |
Population Density Km2: | 260.24 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 674.17 |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 41.2847°N -75.9047°W |
Elevation Ft: | 640 |
Postal Code: | 18704 |
Blank Info: | 42-16568 |
Courtdale is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 689 at the 2020 census.[2]
Courtdale was incorporated as a borough in 1897. During the 19th and 20th centuries, coal mining and manufacturing were the major industries in the area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.6km2, all land. It is part of the Wyoming Valley West School District.As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 791 people, 315 households, and 230 families residing in the borough. The population density was 771.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 328 housing units at an average density of 319.9/mi2. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.75% White and 0.25% Asian.
There were 315 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $38,150, and the median income for a family was $44,500. Males had a median income of $34,219 versus $25,234 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,765. About 7.5% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 19.2% of those age 65 or over.