New Florence is a

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that is located in Westmoreland County,

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, United States. The population was 689 as of the 2010 census, which is a decrease from the total of 784 that was recorded by the 2000 census. It is also one of three communities within the county to utilise the 814 area code, alongside St. Clair and Seward.

History

New Florence was named for the city of

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in Italy.

Geography

New Florence is located at (40.379707, -79.074841). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (5.56%) is water.

Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods

New Florence is bordered by St. Clair Township to the east, south and west. Across the

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in Indiana County to the north, New Florence runs adjacent with West Wheatfield Township and has a direct connector via the 9th Street Bridge.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 784 people, 331 households, and 225 families living in the borough. The population density was . There were 365 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 99.11%

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, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population. There were 331 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 50.8% were

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living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91. Within the borough, the population was spread out, with 23.3% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 6.9% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 24.5% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 24.4% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 20.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-two years. For every one hundred females, there were 93.6 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 79.4 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $24,688, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $31,667 compared with that of $19,792 for females. The

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for the borough was $13,449. Approximately 19.3% of families and 21.6% of the population were living below the

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, including 42.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 7.2% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

References

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