| Official Name: | Great Bend, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Great Bend |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Susquehanna |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | James W. Riecke |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1862 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1861 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.82 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.32 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.29 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 627 |
| Population Density Km2: | 828.18 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2147.26 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 41.9733°N -75.7444°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Postal Code: | 18821 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-30728 |
Great Bend is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, 39miles north of Scranton. According to 2020 Census data, Great Bend's population was 634, down 13.6% from 2010.[2] Great Bend sits along the Susquehanna River, less than two miles (about 3 km) from the New York State border, and is located directly off Interstate 81. Several small manufacturers also call Great Bend home. Great Bend is considered a bedroom community of the Binghamton, NY metropolitan area. Downtown Binghamton is roughly 11miles from Great Bend. The borough has three public parks. Billy Greenwood Memorial Park on Kilrow Avenue and Veterans' Memorial Park on Spring St. overlook the Susquehanna River. Great Bend is within the Blue Ridge School District.
Great Bend Borough was incorporated on November 19, 1861, from parts of Great Bend Township.[3] Great Bend was named from a bend in the Susquehanna River.[4]
Great Bend is located at 41.9733°N -75.7444°W (41.973226, -75.744376).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 734 people, 341 households, and 194 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2446.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 369 housing units at an average density of 1230sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.7% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% some other race, and 1.6% two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race composed 1.4% of the population.
There were 341 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 59.1% from 18 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years.
The median income for a household in the borough was $41,776, and the median income for a family was $52,381. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $29,138 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,634. About 1.2% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.