Monroe (also referred to as Monroeton) is a borough in
Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of
Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 482 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Monroeton is located in south-central Bradford County at (41.712709, -76.475308),
in the valley of
Towanda Creek
Towanda Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Canton Township, Canton, Leroy Township, Franklin Township, and Monroe Township.
Course
Tow ...
, a tributary of the
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...
. The borough is surrounded by
Monroe Township but is separate from it. Monroeton was described in 1940 as "a Y-shaped farming village of small vine-covered houses."
U.S. Route 220 passes through the borough, leading north to
Towanda, the county seat, and south to
New Albany.
Pennsylvania Route 414
Pennsylvania Route 414 (PA 414) is a state highway located in Lycoming, Tioga, and Bradford Counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 44 in Waterville. The eastern terminus is at US 220 in Monroe.
The first leg of the highwa ...
leads west from the borough to
Canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ent ...
.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which , or 1.01%, is water.
While the official name of the borough is "Monroe",
inhabitants refer to the community as "Monroeton". The U.S. Post Office there is "Monroeton, PA 18832" and the road signs at the borough limits say "Monroeton".
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 514 people, 207 households, and 150 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 789.6 people per square mile (305.3/km²). There were 224 housing units at an average density of 344.1 per square mile (133.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.08%
White, 0.39%
African American, 0.39%
Native American, 0.58% from
other races, and 1.56% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.
There were 207 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $35,179 versus $25,625 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $18,242. About 7.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 22.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Monroe Borough, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
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Populated places established in 1828
Boroughs in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
1855 establishments in Pennsylvania