Little Meadows, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Little Meadows, Pennsylvania
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Little Meadows
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Name:United States
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1800
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1860[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:6.26
Area Land Km2:6.26
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.42
Area Land Sq Mi:2.42
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Total:245
Population Density Km2:39.13
Population Density Sq Mi:101.32
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:41.9908°N -76.1336°W
Postal Code:18830
Blank Info:42-43928

Little Meadows is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 247 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

Little Meadows is located at 41.9908°N -76.1336°W (41.990869, -76.133521).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.4sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 273 people, 119 households, and 76 families residing in the borough. The population density was 113.8/mi2. There were 134 housing units at an average density of 55.8/mi2. 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.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Apolacon Township . Susquehanna County Historical Society . 15 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150715000811/http://www.susqcohistsoc.org/townships/apolacon.htm . 15 July 2015.
  2. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . August 5, 2022.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2011-05-14.
  6. News: 6 September 1973 . Obituary for Glenn Woodruff . 22 . Oakland Tribune . 5 November 2023.