Newburg (also known as La Jose) is a borough in

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, United States. The population was 79 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Newburg is located in southwestern Clearfield County at (40.834994, -78.680902), along

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, a tributary of the

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. It is bordered to the southwest by the borough of New Washington.

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passes through Newburg, leading northwest (downstream) to Mahaffey and south (upstream) to Westover. According to the

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, Newburg has a total area of , of which , or 0.47%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 81 people, 35 households, and 21 families residing in the borough. The

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was 47.0 people per square mile (18.2/km²). There were 52 housing units at an average density of 30.2/sq mi (11.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.59%

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, 2.47%

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, and 4.94% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.47% of the population. Of the 35 households, 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. Unrelated individuals composed 37.1% of all households, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31, and the average family size was 3.10. The population of the borough was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $29,167, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $26,250 for females. The

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for the borough was $15,166. There were no families and 3.1% of the population living below the

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, including no under-eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64. By the census of 2010, the population had increased to 92.

Notable person

LaJose is the birthplace of pastor and author A. W. Tozer.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1885 Boroughs in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania 1885 establishments in Pennsylvania