New Boston-Morea, Pennsylvania Explained

New Boston-Morea
Settlement Type:CDP
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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:Schuylkill
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Mahanoy
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:1.2
Area Land Km2:1.1
Area Water Km2:0.1
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:441
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.7911°N -76.1675°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:17948
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

New Boston-Morea (pronounced "Maria") was a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 441 at the 2000 census. It uses the Mahanoy City zip code of 17948. http://www.hipcodes.com/17948/ For the 2020 census, the area was split into two CDPs, Morea and New Boston.

Geography

New Boston-Morea is located at 40.7911°N -76.1675°W (40.791189, -76.167412).[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 0.5sqmi, of which, 0.4sqmi of it is land and 0.1sqmi of it (10.64%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 441 people, 177 households, and 124 families living in the CDP. The population density was 1054.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 197 housing units at an average density of 470.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.32% White, 0.45% Native American and 0.23% Asian.[2] Of the 177 households 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 26.6% of households were one person and 13.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.

The age distribution was 20.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median household income was $32,054 and the median family income was $38,462. Males had a median income of $26,818 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,243. About 7.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.