New Eagle is a borough in

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, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 2,047 at the 2020 census.

History

New Eagle, originally called Riverview, adjoins the City of Monongahela and was laid out in 1901 by J. S. Markell in Carroll Township and incorporated as the Borough of New Eagle on September 9, 1912. New Eagle is the birthplace of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback

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Geography

New Eagle is located at (40.207526, -79.953045). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (8.04%) is water.

Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods

New Eagle has three land borders, including Monongahela to the east, Carroll Township to the south and west, and Union Township to the northwest. Across the Monongahela River in Allegheny County to the north, New Eagle runs adjacent with Forward Township in

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,262 people, 962 households, and 650 families residing in the borough. The

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was 2,189.4 people per square mile (847.9/km²). There were 1,068 housing units at an average density of 1,033.7 per square mile (400.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.99%

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, 1.11%

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, 0.13% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.09%

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, 0.13% from

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, and 1.06% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.09% of the population. There were 962 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.86. In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $30,494, and the median income for a family was $35,500. Males had a median income of $33,100 versus $22,786 for females. The

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for the borough was $15,636. About 7.8% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the

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, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

* Jane C. Charlton, Astronomer *

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References

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