Hartleton is a

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in Union County,

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, United States. The population was 247 at the 2020 census. The borough, as well as the adjoining township of Hartley, are both named for Colonel

Thomas Hartley Thomas Hartley (September 7, 1748December 21, 1800) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from York, Pennsylvania. Early life and education Hartley was born in Colebrookdale Township in the Province of Pennsylvania. At 18 years of ...

, American politician and Revolutionary War leader, and local landowner. An alternative name was Hartleyton and later shortened to the present name. The original name was Kester's (akin to Keister today), and named for Peter Kester who was the first tenant of Hartley. Kester's was at the intersection of "great Reuben Haines road" from Northumberland through Dry Valley, New Berlin and the Penns Valley Narrows, and the first public road laid out in the area by Northumberland County court from Northumberland through Derrstown (Lewisburg) and Mifflinburg (this road from Derrstown through the Penns Valley Narrows eventually became what is known as the turnpike). Hartley never lived there, as his home was in York, PA. Hartley acquired the land in 1784 from original purchaser Colonel Philip Cole after Cole left the area because of the "

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" of 1778. Cole purchased the land in 1773, and was living there in 1775. Hartley laid out a town as early as 1798, and the first lot sold in 1799.

Geography

Hartleton is located at (40.900148, -77.155229). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 260 people, 89 households, and 71 families residing in the borough. The

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was 286.4 people per square mile (110.3/km²). There were 91 housing units at an average density of 100.2 per square mile (38.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.31%

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, and 2.69% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.38% of the population. There were 89 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were

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living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.11. In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $40,938, and the median income for a family was $42,188. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $19,375 for females. The

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for the borough was $14,714. None of the families and 1.1% of the population were living below the

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References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1773 Boroughs in Union County, Pennsylvania 1858 establishments in Pennsylvania