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Stoneboro, Pennsylvania
Stoneboro is a borough in eastern Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 946 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hermitage micropolitan area. Geography Stoneboro is located at (41.339029, -80.108100). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (3.79%) is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 1,104 people, 475 households, and 314 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 517 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 98.73% White, 0.09% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.18% Asian, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45%. There were 475 households, 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.5% of households were made up of ...
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Borough (Pennsylvania)
In the Commonwealth (U.S. state), United States Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a borough (sometimes spelled boro) is a self-governing Municipality, municipal entity, equivalent to a town in most jurisdictions, usually smaller than a city, but with a similar population density in its residential areas. Sometimes thought of as "junior cities", boroughs generally have fewer powers and responsibilities than full-fledged cities. Description All municipalities in Pennsylvania are classified as either Local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, boroughs, or township (Pennsylvania), townships. The only exception is the town of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, recognized by the state government as the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania. Boroughs tend to have more developed business districts and concentrations of public and commercial office buildings, including courthouses. Boroughs are larger, less spacious, and more developed than the relatively rural townships, which oft ...
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Area Code 724
Area code 724 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in western and southwestern Pennsylvania, including a portion of the suburbs of Pittsburgh. It was created in an area code split of area code 412 on February 1, 1998, which made the 412 numbering plan area (NPA) an enclave for the city, with 724 surrounding 412. In 2001, area codes 412 and 724 were overlaid with area code 878, so that the entire southwestern corner of Pennsylvania is served by area code 878. History In 1947, area code 412 was assigned as one of 86 original North American area codes to a numbering plan area that comprised the entire southwestern corner of Pennsylvania. The regional carrier Bell Atlantic wanted to implement area code 724 as an overlay complex with 412 at a time when overlays were still a new concept, and were met with resistance because of the requirement for ten-digit dialing. As a result, 724 was implemented by assigning nearly all ...
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Populated Places Established In 1825
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possible between any opposite-sex pair within the ...
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Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection
The Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (AWMC) is a Methodist denomination within the conservative holiness movement. It is primarily based in the United States, with missions in Peru, Ghana, and Haiti. The Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection is currently led by Rev. David Blowers (President) and Rev. Joseph Smith (Vice President). History The first official Methodist organization in the United States occurred in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1784, with the formation of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Christmas Conference with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the leaders. Though John Wesley originally wanted the Methodists to stay within the Church of England, the American Revolution decisively separated the Methodists in the American colonies from the life and sacraments of the Anglican Church. In 1784, after unsuccessful attempts to have the Church of England send a bishop to start a new Church in the colonies, Wesley decisively appointed fellow priest Thomas C ...
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Poverty Line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for the average adult.Poverty Lines – Martin Ravallion, in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition, London: Palgrave Macmillan The cost of housing, such as the renting, rent for an apartment, usually makes up the largest proportion of this estimate, so economists track the real estate market and other housing cost indicators as a major influence on the poverty line. Individual factors are often used to account for various circumstances, such as whether one is a parent, elderly, a child, married, etc. The poverty threshold may be adjusted annually. In practice, like the definition of poverty, the official or common understanding of the poverty line is significantly higher in developed country, developed countries than in developi ...
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United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the United States Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce and its Director of the United States Census Bureau, director is appointed by the president of the United States. Currently, Ron S. Jarmin is the acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the United States census, U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives to the U.S. state, states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds every year and it assists states, local communities, and businesses in making informed decisions. T ...
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Hermitage, Pennsylvania
Hermitage is a city in western Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,230 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the largest city in Mercer County. It is located about northeast of Youngstown and about northwest of Pittsburgh. It is the principal city of the Micropolitan statistical area, Hermitage micropolitan area, which includes all of Mercer County. History Hermitage was first settled in 1796 and incorporated in 1832 as Hickory Township from portions of the Shenango Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Shenango and Pymatuning Township, Pennsylvania, Pymatuning townships. Following the incorporation of the cities of Sharon, Pennsylvania, Sharon and Farrell, Pennsylvania, Farrell and the boroughs of Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, Sharpsville and Wheatland, Pennsylvania, Wheatland, the remainder of the Township was incorporated into a township (Pennsylvania)#Function, first class township. The Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans L ...
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Borough (Pennsylvania)
In the Commonwealth (U.S. state), United States Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a borough (sometimes spelled boro) is a self-governing Municipality, municipal entity, equivalent to a town in most jurisdictions, usually smaller than a city, but with a similar population density in its residential areas. Sometimes thought of as "junior cities", boroughs generally have fewer powers and responsibilities than full-fledged cities. Description All municipalities in Pennsylvania are classified as either Local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, boroughs, or township (Pennsylvania), townships. The only exception is the town of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, recognized by the state government as the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania. Boroughs tend to have more developed business districts and concentrations of public and commercial office buildings, including courthouses. Boroughs are larger, less spacious, and more developed than the relatively rural townships, which oft ...
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Federal Information Processing Standards
The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) of the United States are a set of publicly announced standards that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed for use in computer systems of non-military United States government agencies and contractors. FIPS standards establish requirements for ensuring computer security and interoperability, and are intended for cases in which suitable industry standards do not already exist. Many FIPS specifications are modified versions of standards the technical communities use, such as the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Specific areas of FIPS standardization The U.S. government has developed various FIPS specifications to standardize a number of topics including: * Codes, e.g., FIPS county codes or codes to indicate weather conditions or emergency indications. In 1994, ...
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