Martinsburg is a

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in the

Morrisons Cove Morrisons Cove (also referred to as Morrison Cove or Morrison's Cove), is an eroded anticlinal valley in Blair and Bedford counties of central Pennsylvania, United States, extending from Evitts Mountain near New Enterprise, north to the Frankstow ...

section of

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, United States. The population was 1,874 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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History

The community was named after John Martin, a pioneer citizen.

Geography

Martinsburg is located at (40.310548, -78.325628). 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 2,236 people, 892 households, and 544 families residing in the borough. The

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was 3,544.3 people per square mile (1,370.4/km²). There were 924 housing units at an average density of 1,464.6 per square mile (566.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.46%

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, 0.09% Native American, 0.04%

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, 0.04% from

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, and 0.36% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.36% of the population. There were 892 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were

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living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.85. In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 77.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.7 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $27,125, and the median income for a family was $36,797. Males had a median income of $25,096 versus $19,226 for females. The

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for the borough was $14,678. About 10.6% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the

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, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Borough website''Morrisons Cove Herald''Community website
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