| Official Name: | New Berlin, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | New Berlin |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Union |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1792 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (borough) |
| Established Date2: | 1795 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.40 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 540 |
| Elevation Point: | borough center |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 740 |
| Elevation Max Point: | northeastern borough boundary on south side of Shamokin Mountain |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 480 |
| Elevation Min Point: | Penns Creek |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 802 |
| Population Density Km2: | 797.42 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2064.43 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Coordinates: | 40.8803°N -76.9864°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Postal Code: | 17855 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-53200 |
| Website: | www.newberlinpa.us |
New Berlin is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 802 at the census.[3]
The New Berlin Presbyterian Church and Old Union County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
New Berlin is located at (40.880416, -76.986268).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4sqmi, all land.
The Borough of New Berlin is located in central Pennsylvania, on the southern edge of Union County. It sits along the north side of Penns Creek, where the south bank of said creek is the dividing line between Union and Snyder County. New Berlin is a small borough, with a population of 802 (census). Union County was created from Northumberland County on March 22, 1813, and nearby Mifflinburg was the first county seat (the first courthouse was located at 406 Green Street, with other government offices in various other buildings). New Berlin became the second seat of county government when the first courthouse built specifically for that purpose was completed in 1815. The present day county seat was moved to Lewisburg in 1855. The Old Union County Courthouse still stands on the Town Square and houses the New Berlin Post Office and the Courthouse Museum.
As of the census of 2000, there were 838 people, 333 households, and 243 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1882.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 355 housing units at an average density of 797.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.45% White, 0.24% African American, 0.60% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population. Ancestries: German (41.2%), United States (11.1%), English (6.1%), Irish (5.6%), Italian (4.1%), French (3.0%).
There were 333 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $33,523, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $28,875 versus $21,528 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,547. About 6.3% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
The polling place is the community center, 318 Vine Street, New Berlin., New Berlin's mayor was Scott Benfer. [5]