East Rochester is a borough in central

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, along the

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. The population was 565 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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Geography

East Rochester is located at (40.698166, −80.268032). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (14.89%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 623 people, 283 households, and 179 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 293 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 95.83% White, 3.53% African American, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population. There were 283 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.81. In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $35,481. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $25,313 for females. The

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for the borough was $14,465. About 8.2% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the

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, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Children in East Rochester are served by the Rochester Area School District. The current schools serving East Rochester are: * Rochester Elementary School – grades K–5 * Rochester Middle School – grades 6–8 * Rochester Area High School – grades 9–12

References

{{authority control Pennsylvania populated places on the Ohio River Populated places established in 1888 Boroughs in Beaver County, Pennsylvania 1888 establishments in Pennsylvania

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