Herndon, formerly Trevorton Junction, is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle A ...

along the Susquehanna River in Northumberland County,

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, United States. Herndon was first founded by Robert A. Parrish in 1840. The town was later named for Naval commander

William Lewis Herndon Commander William Lewis Herndon (25 October 1813 – 12 September 1857) was one of the United States Navy's outstanding explorers and seamen. In 1851 he led a United States expedition to the Valley of the Amazon, and prepared a report published ...

, who died in 1857 while trying to rescue passengers from his sinking ship. The population was 324 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Herndon is located at (40.704241, -76.843212). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (55.06%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 383 people, 173 households, and 106 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 192 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the borough was 97.91% White, 1.83% African American, and 0.26% from two or more races. There were 173 households, 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 34.7% of households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.83. In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median household income was $37,750 and the median family income was $44,063. Males had a median income of $29,875 versus $17,969 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,156. About 5.7% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the

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, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Herndon is served by Line Mountain Jr./Sr. High School.

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{{authority control Pennsylvania populated places on the Susquehanna River Populated places established in 1827 Boroughs in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 1902 establishments in Pennsylvania

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