Editing Herndon, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Northumberland]]
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|established_date1 = 1902
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|population_total = 347
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|postal_code = 17830
|area_code = [[Area codes 570 and 272|570 and 272]]
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'''Herndon''', formerly '''Trevorton Junction''', is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] along the [[Susquehanna River]] in [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Northumberland County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. Herndon was first founded by Robert A. Parrish in 1840. The town was later named for Naval commander [[William Lewis Herndon]], who died in 1857 while trying to rescue passengers from his sinking ship.<ref>{{cite book|last = Bell|first = Herbert C|title = History of Northumberland County|publisher = Higginson Book Company|orig-year = 1891|year = 1993|pages = 744|isbn = 0-8328-2847-5}}</ref> The population was 324 at the 2010 census.

==Geography==
Herndon is located at {{coord|40|42|15|N|76|50|36|W|type:city}} (40.704241, -76.843212).<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]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}  (55.06%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1880= 306
|1910= 620
|1920= 656
|1930= 699
|1940= 687
|1950= 677
|1960= 622
|1970= 507
|1980= 483
|1990= 422
|2000= 383
|2010= 324
|2020= 347
|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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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 383 people, 173 households, and 106 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|477.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 192 housing units at an average density of {{convert|239.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 97.91% White, 1.83% African American, and 0.26% from two or more races.<ref name="GR2" />
There were 173 households, 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 34.7% of households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
{{stack|[[File:Entering Herndon from the south.JPG|thumb|Entering Herndon from the south on [[Pennsylvania Route 147]], September 2015]]}}

The median household income was $37,750 and the median family income  was $44,063. Males had a median income of $29,875 versus $17,969 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,156. About 5.7% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Herndon is served by [[Line Mountain Jr./Sr. High School]].

==See also==
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* [[List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Northumberland County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Susquehanna River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1827]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1902 establishments in Pennsylvania]]