New Buffalo, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:New Buffalo, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Borough
Image Blank Emblem:New Buffalo, PA Keystone Marker.jpg
Blank Emblem Type:Keystone Marker
Blank Emblem Size:250px
Blank Emblem Link:Keystone Markers
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:New Buffalo
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Perry
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1800
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1848
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.15
Area Land Km2:0.15
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.06
Area Land Sq Mi:0.06
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation Ft:370
Elevation Point:center of borough by church
Elevation Max Ft:440
Elevation Max Point:northeast borough boundary
Elevation Min Ft:360
Elevation Min Point:Susquehanna River
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:124
Population Density Km2:808.79
Population Density Sq Mi:2101.69
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.4542°N -76.97°W
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Postal Code:17069
Area Code:717
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-53320

New Buffalo is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 124 at the time of the 2020 census.[3]

It is part of the Harrisburg metropolitan area.

Geography

New Buffalo is located at 40.4542°N -76.97°W (40.454175, -76.969914).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 123 people, 57 households, and 36 families residing in the borough.

The population density was 1843.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 59 housing units at an average density of 884.3sp=usNaNsp=us.

The racial makeup of the borough was 95.12% White, 2.44% African American, 0.81% Asian, and 1.63% from two or more races.

There were 57 households, out of which 19.3% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 40.4% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 17.9% under the age of eighteen, 8.9% from eighteen to twenty-four, 22.0% from twenty-five to forty-four, 38.2% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.0% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-six years.

For every one hundred females, there were 92.2 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $31,250 compared with that of $23,750 for females.

The per capita income for the borough was $17,276. There were 20.6% of families and 22.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 50.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen. None of those were over the age of sixty-four.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: New Buffalo Topo Map, Perry County PA (Halifax Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 26 November 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . 12 July 2022.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.