East Bangor, Pennsylvania

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Borough of East Bangor
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Broad Street in East Bangor in August 2015
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East Bangor
East Bangor (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°52′47″N75°11′06″W / 40.87972°N 75.18500°W / 40.87972; -75.18500
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania
County Northampton
Government
  MayorChristopher Confalone
Area
[1]
  City0.93 sq mi (2.42 km2)
  Land0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2)
  Water0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  City1,124
  Density1,352.59/sq mi (522.26/km2)
   Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18013
Area codes 610 and 484
FIPS code 42-20776
Primary airport Lehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospital Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School district Bangor Area
Website eastbangorborough.org

East Bangor is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, US, with population 1,124 at the 2020 census. It is in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan region, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

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Geography

East Bangor is located at 40°52′47″N75°11′6″W / 40.87972°N 75.18500°W / 40.87972; -75.18500 (40.879848, -75.184934). [3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 9.64%, is water.

Transportation

PA Route 512 North in East Bangor 2022-09-29 16 54 34 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 512 (East Bangor Highway) just south of West Central Avenue in East Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.jpg
PA Route 512 North in East Bangor

As of 2007, there were 6.21 miles (9.99 km) of public roads in East Bangor, of which 1.86 miles (2.99 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 4.35 miles (7.00 km) were maintained by the borough. [4]

Pennsylvania Route 512 is the only numbered highway serving East Bangor. It follows Central Avenue along a southwest-northeast alignment through the center of the borough.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 335
1890 804140.0%
1900 98322.3%
1910 1,18620.7%
1920 942−20.6%
1930 9915.2%
1940 966−2.5%
1950 9882.3%
1960 970−1.8%
1970 905−6.7%
1980 9555.5%
1990 1,0065.3%
2000 979−2.7%
2010 1,17219.7%
2020 1,124−4.1%
Sources: [5] [6] [7] [2]

As of the 2000 census, [6] there were 979 people, 387 households, and 261 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,304.1 inhabitants per square mile (503.5/km2). There were 417 housing units at an average density of 555.5 per square mile (214.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.98% White, 0.20% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.20% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 387 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $36,429, and the median income for a family was $42,386. Males had a median income of $31,958 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,056. About 7.3% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Public education

The borough is served by the Bangor Area School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Bangor Area High School in Bangor.

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