Editing East Side, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''East Side''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon County]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. The population was 317 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4221816| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): East Side borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 2, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053527/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4221816| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
East Side is located in northern Carbon County at {{Coord|41|3|39|N|75|45|50|W|type:city}} (41.060844, -75.763973),<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> on the east side of the [[Lehigh River]]. To the west, directly across the river, is the borough of [[White Haven, Pennsylvania|White Haven]] in [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne County]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|2.99|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|2.97|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.54%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-08-15 09 47 54 View west along the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 (Keystone Shortway) from the overpass for Pennsylvania State Route 534 in East Side, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|I-80 westbound in East Side]]}}
As of 2007, there were {{convert|5.18|mi}} of public roads in East Side, of which {{convert|4.42|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|0.76|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/13403.pdf|title=East Side Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref>

[[Interstate 80]] passes through the south side of the borough, with access from Exit 274 ([[Pennsylvania Route 534]]) at the borough's eastern border. Additional access is from Exit 273 in White Haven via [[Pennsylvania Route 940]]. I-80 leads east {{convert|3|mi|0}} to an interchange with [[Interstate 476]] and {{convert|33|mi}} to [[Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania|Stroudsburg]] near the [[Delaware Water Gap]], and west {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Interstate 81]] north of [[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 210
|1910= 220
|1920= 231
|1930= 197
|1940= 274
|1950= 286
|1960= 228
|1970= 152
|1980= 302
|1990= 330
|2000= 290
|2010= 317
|2020= 247
|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="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="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 290 people, 129 households, and 77 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|242.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 146 housing units at an average density of {{convert|122.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 2.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 129 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $25,833, and the median income for a family was $35,833. Males had a median income of $30,481 versus $17,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $15,132. About 12.1% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.8% of those sixty five or over.

==References==
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{{Carbon County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1892]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Carbon County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1892 establishments in Pennsylvania]]