Vinco is an

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and

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(CDP) in Jackson Township, Cambria County, in the

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. The population was 1,305 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Vinco is located in western Cambria County at (40.409239, -78.850192). It is in the southeastern part of Jackson Township and is bordered by the CDP of Mundys Corner to the north.

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passes through Vinco, leading north to Nanty Glo and southwest to the center of Johnstown. According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,429 people, 593 households, and 442 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 611 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.51%

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, 0.07% Native American, and 0.42% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.07% of the population. There were 593 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were

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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.81. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,361, and the median income for a family was $45,486. Males had a median income of $39,808 versus $17,692 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,488. About 5.5% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the

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, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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