New Columbus, Pennsylvania

New Columbus, Pennsylvania
Borough
Old Tioga Turnpike in New Columbus Old Tioga Turnpike in New Columbus
New Columbus, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Settled	1819
Incorporated	1859
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area
• Total	3.1 sq mi (7.9 km2)
• Land	3.1 sq mi (7.9 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	227
• Density	74/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570

New Columbus is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 227 at the 2010 census.

Geography

File:View of New Columbus, Pennsylvania from Fishing Creek Township 2.JPG

Fields in New Columbus

Pine Creek in New Columbus

New Columbus is located at (41.1734, -76.2935).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.1 square miles (7.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	240		—
1870	250		4.2%
1880	267		6.8%
1890	214		−19.9%
1900	202		−5.6%
1910	175		−13.4%
1920	136		−22.3%
1930	127		−6.6%
1940	182		43.3%
1950	152		−16.5%
1960	144		−5.3%
1970	149		3.5%
1980	214		43.6%
1990	228		6.5%
2000	215		−5.7%
2010	227		5.6%
Est. 2014	226		−0.4%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 215 people, 86 households, and 63 families residing in the borough. The population density was 68.1 people per square mile (26.3/km²). There were 96 housing units at an average density of 30.4 per square mile (11.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 86 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $38,594, and the median income for a family was $39,844. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,071 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,981. None of the families and 2.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 8.7% of those over 64.