Editing East Bangor, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''East Bangor''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania]], US, with a population of 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.

==Geography==
East Bangor is located at {{Coord|40|52|47|N|75|11|6|W|type:city}} (40.879848, -75.184934).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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|0.8|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqmi}}, or 9.64%, is water.

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File: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|thumb|[[Pennsylvania Route 512|PA Route 512]] North in East Bangor]]}}
As of 2007, there were {{convert|6.21|mi}} of public roads in East Bangor, of which {{convert|1.86|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|4.35|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/48404.pdf|title=East Bangor Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>

[[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==
{{US Census population
|1880= 335
|1890= 804
|1900= 983
|1910= 1186
|1920= 942
|1930= 991
|1940= 966
|1950= 988
|1960= 970
|1970= 905
|1980= 955
|1990= 1006
|2000= 979
|2010= 1172
|2020= 1124
|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|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</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 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 979 people, 387 households, and 261 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,304.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 417 housing units at an average density of {{convert|555.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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==
{{Further|Bangor Area School District}}
The borough is served by the [[Bangor Area School District]]. Students in grades nine through 12 attend [[Bangor Area High School]] in [[Bangor, Pennsylvania|Bangor]].

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==External links==
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{{Northampton County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Lehigh Valley}}
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[[Category:1850 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Northampton County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1850]]