Friedensburg is a

Village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Wayne Township, Schuylkill County,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

, United States. The population was 1,041 at the time of the 2020 census.

Geography

Friedensburg is located at (40.604343, -76.229900). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 828 people, 375 households, and 241 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 414 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.52% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60%. Of the 375 households 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 31.5% of households were one person and 16.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.70. The age distribution was 19.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males. The median household income was $33,625 and the median family income was $48,750. Males had a median income of $28,173 versus $25,714 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,039. None of the families and 4.0% of the population were living below the

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 ...

, including no under eighteens and 4.5% of those over 64.

References

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