Tioga is a

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in Tioga County,

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, United States. The population was 611 at the 2010 census. It is located north of Tioga and Hammond Lakes along the Tioga River.

Etymology

The name "Tioga" is borrowed from Native American tribes who lived in the area at the time of the arrival of European colonists; it means "at the forks". The various

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tribes all had similar words for the concept: the Oneida called it ''Te-ah-o-ge'', the

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called it ''Te-yo-ge-ga'', the Cayuga called it ''Da-o-ga'' and the

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called it ''Da-yo-o-geh''.

History

Officer hiring controversy

On July 5, 2022, Officer Timothy Loehmann was sworn in as Tioga's only police officer. In 2014, Loehmann, while employed as a police officer in

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, had shot and killed 12-year-old

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who at the time was holding a pellet gun. Loehmann was never charged with a crime, but the incident caused protests. His hiring by Tioga's Borough Council caused a public backlash. A week later the resignations of Loehamnn, the Borough Council president, another council member, the borough attorney, and the borough's code enforcement officer were accepted by the Borough Council. According to

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, the borough broke the law by failing to perform a proper background check before hiring Loehmann.

Geography

Tioga is located at (41.906467, -77.135532). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (17.31%) is water. Tioga is surrounded by Tioga Township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 622 people, 239 households, and 148 families residing in the borough. The

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was 1,440.0 people per square mile (558.5/km²). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 604.2 per square mile (234.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.04%

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, 0.32%

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, 0.16% Native American, and 0.48% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.32% of the population. There were 239 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.23. In the borough the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $27,404, and the median income for a family was $34,500. Males had a median income of $29,519 versus $19,479 for females. The

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for the borough was $16,905. About 8.8% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the

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, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1798 Boroughs in Tioga County, Pennsylvania 1798 establishments in Pennsylvania