Pennsbury Village is a

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, United States. The population was 661 at the 2010 census.

History

Pennsbury is a unique borough in that it is entirely a municipality of

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-style houses, having been built in 1973. In 1976 there was a disagreement with Robinson Township over proposed

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fees, which triggered the self-government attempt. In 1977 it separated from the surrounding township and became an Allegheny County borough. The words of the Declaration of Secession included "that we can govern our affairs more effectively and equitable than a distant and disinterested authority". The first council of officials and a mayor were elected and took office in January, 1977.

Geography

Pennsbury Village is located at . According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all of it land.

Education

Pennsbury Village is served by the Montour School District.

Surrounding communities

Pennsbury Village is entirely surrounded by Robinson Township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 738 people, 491 households, and 152 families living in the borough. The

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was 12,710.3 people per square mile (4,749.1/km²). There were 500 housing units at an average density of 8,611.3 per square mile (3,217.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.93%

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, 1.63%

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, 0.81% Native American, 0.81%

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, 0.14% from

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, and 0.68% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.81% of the population. There were 491 households, out of which 11.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.2% were

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living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 69.0% were non-families. 61.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.50 and the average family size was 2.32. In the borough the population was spread out, with 9.5% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 50.4% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 68.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 64.1 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $46,579, and the median income for a family was $55,125. Males had a median income of $42,222 versus $36,528 for females. The

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for the borough was $33,339. About 3.8% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the

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, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

References

External links

Borough of Pennsbury Village official website
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