Editing Jermyn, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Jermyn,''' known as "The Birthplace of First Aid in America",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jermynpa.com/community/history.php |website=Jermyn, Pennsylvania|title=Jermyn, Pennsylvania }}</ref> is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] which is located in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania]], United States. Located on the [[Lackawanna River]], it is {{convert|12|mi|km}} northeast of [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]].

In 1900, the population was 2,567, much of it attracted by the prospects of finding work at a large [[anthracite|anthracite coal]] site in the region. Coal mines, [[cut glass]] works, silk, powder, grist, planing, sawmills, bottling works, and fertilizer factories dotted the borough during the early years of the twentieth century.

By the time of the 2020 census, the population had declined to 2,156.<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>

Jermyn is presently the mailing address of the [[Lakeland School District, Pennsylvania|Lakeland School District]]. [[East Jermyn]], the section of town east of the [[Lackawanna River]] and west of the small section of [[Archbald, Pennsylvania|Archbald]] known as "Nebraska", is commonly referred to as "The Lane".

==History==
[[File:Jermyn-11.jpg|thumb|right|Historic aerial view of Jermyn]]
The borough originally named Gibsonburg, was named for John Jermyn, a businessperson in the mining industry.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hollister|first=Horace|title=History of the Lackawanna Valley|url=https://archive.org/details/historylackawan00hollgoog|year=1885|publisher=Lippincott|page=[https://archive.org/details/historylackawan00hollgoog/page/n502 490]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://jermynpa.com/community/history.php |title=Jermyn Pennsylvania - History |website=jermynpa.com |access-date=2024-09-10}}</ref>

Jermyn is known as "The Birthplace of First Aid in America." In 1899, Dr. Matthew J. Shields conducted the nation's first training class on First Aid at the Windsor Hotel. He instructed 25 miners from the Jermyn Coal Colliery how to provide quick, effective medical care until a physician could reach the mine. After completion of the course, each of the miners was able to provide first aid to injured comrades—leading to dramatic reductions in serious mining injuries and fatalities. Unfortunately for numerous coal miners, a "silent killer" called [[black lung disease]] was caused by inhaling coal dust over time and this resulted in the untimely deaths of many former miners.

Jermyn was incorporated as a borough in 1870 and celebrated its centennial in 1970 throughout the year, with a week-long celebration in July. A carnival and a massive fireworks display was held in [[East Jermyn]] at the St Michaels Russian Orthodox Hall grounds. Makeshift jails were built throughout the town and located at several street intersections to accommodate persons that were inebriated from too much alcohol. "Drunk Tanks" if you will.

==Geography==
Jermyn is located at {{Coord|41|31|40|N|75|32|50|W|type:city}} (41.527806, -75.547147).<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|km2}}, all of it land.
Elevation at Jermyn Community Center is 977 feet above sea level.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1541
|1890= 2650
|1900= 2567
|1910= 3158
|1920= 3326
|1930= 3519
|1940= 3238
|1950= 2535
|1960= 2568
|1970= 2435
|1980= 2411
|1990= 2263
|2000= 2287
|2010= 2169
|2020= 2156
|estyear=2021
|estimate=2148
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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 [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-05-14|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,169 people, 951 households, and 581 families residing in the borough.

The population density was {{convert|2,711.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,017 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,271.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.

The racial makeup of the borough was 96.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.1% of the population.

There were 951 households, out of which 24.1% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 43% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of eighteen, 61.7% from eighteen to sixty-four, and 17.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-two years.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,824, and the median income for a family was $39,740. Males had a median income of $29,063 compared with that of $23,580 for females.

The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $17,417.

Roughly 8.9% of families and 12.7% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 19.3% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 13.4% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|jermynpa.com}}
*{{commons category-inline|Jermyn, Pennsylvania}}
* [http://holmessafety.org/1999/MARCH99.pdf Article about Jermyn's role as the Birthplace of First Aid]

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1870]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1870 establishments in Pennsylvania]]