Vandling is a borough in the northeastern corner of

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, United States. The population was 730 at the 2020 census. It is located immediately south of Forest City (population 1,911), which is in

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Geography

Vandling is located at (41.633771, -75.469578). According to the

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

Demographics

As of the 2010

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, there were 751 people, 309 households, and 203 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 340 housing units at an average density of 102.1 per square kilometer; (261.5 per square mile;). The racial makeup of the borough was 96%

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, 1.3%

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, 0.7% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.5% from some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population. 444 Main Vandling PA

There were 309 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were

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living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.95. In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 60.4% from 18 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. The median income for a household in the borough was $37,212, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $24,444 for females. The

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for the borough was $18,748. About 3.4% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the

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, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Forest City Regional School District is a Preschool-12th grade public school district serving residents of Vandling Borough.

References

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* {{authority control Populated places established in 1899 Boroughs in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1899 establishments in Pennsylvania