Editing Clarks Green, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Clarks Green''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania]], United States.<ref>{{cite gnis|1215316|Borough of Clarks Green|October 2, 2023}}</ref> It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. The population was 1,529 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Clarks Green is located at {{Coord|41|29|54|N|75|41|41|W|type:city}} (41.498378, -75.694803).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 207
|1920= 350
|1930= 694
|1940= 726
|1950= 824
|1960= 1256
|1970= 1674
|1980= 1862
|1990= 1603
|2000= 1630
|2010= 1476
|2020= 1529
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1525
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|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,476 people, 597 households, and 425 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,460|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 622 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,036.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[American Indian (U.S. Census)|American Indian]], 2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 597 households, out of which 27% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 59.2% from 18 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years.

The median income for a household in the borough was $61,250, and the median income for a family was $74,250. Males had a median income of $60,000 versus $32,159 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $35,975. About 3.5% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 0.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|www.clarksgreen.org}}

{{Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1914]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania]]