New Stanton is a small city and

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, United States. The population was 2,339 at the 2020 census. New Stanton is often used as a

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in western parts of Pennsylvania, as I-70 joins the

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( I-76) eastbound towards Breezewood in New Stanton, and is a free highway westbound.

Geography

According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (1.26%) is water.

Surrounding neighborhoods

Most of New Stanton is surrounded by Hempfield Township and the borough has two other borders: with Youngwood to the northeast and Hunker to the south-southwest.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,906 people, 870 households, and 508 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 957 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 96.22%

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, 1.89%

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, 0.05% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 1.52% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 870 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were

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living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.72. In the borough the population was spread out, with 16.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $32,206, and the median income for a family was $38,981. Males had a median income of $33,487 versus $24,276 for females. The

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for the borough was $19,358. 12.7% of the population and 10.8% of families were below the

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. Out of the total population, 18.4% of those under the age of 18 and 3.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Economy

Volkswagen of America operated the Westmoreland Assembly Plant, in neighboring East Huntingdon Township from 1978 to 1988. ''Westmoreland,'' as VWoA called the facility, manufactured the Volkswagen Rabbit, Rabbit truck, Golf, and Jetta. With the downturn of VWoA's sales in the US, the plant was closed on July 14, 1988, and VWoA sold the plant to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It remained dormant until 1990, when

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announced it would begin manufacturing

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s at the site. The facility employed more than 6,000 by mid-1981 and still over 3,000 people by the late 1990s; however, that number dwindled to just 250 by 2007. On December 9, 2008, the

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announced that Sony planned to close the facility. As of 2010, the plant remains idle, the largest block of commercial space available in Western Pennsylvania. UPS has a major sorting operation, processing about 500,000 packages daily off-peak and 1,000,000 during peak season (November and December) and employing approximately 1,700 workers. The building is spread over 49.6 acres and contains about 327,000 square feet—or about seven football fields.UPS Hub - New Stanton
Wikimapia.org. Retrieved on July 23, 2013. SuperValu has its Pittsburgh grocery distribution center in New Stanton, close to I-70, exit 57. Over 500 persons are employed here, serving Shop 'n Save,

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, and County Market stores.

References

External links

New Stanton Borough official website
{{authority control Boroughs in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh metropolitan area