Editing Laflin, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
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| subdivision_name2               = [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne]]
| subdivision_type3               = [[Region]]
| subdivision_name3               = [[Greater Pittston]]
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| government_type                 = Borough Council
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = William C. Kennedy
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| established_title               = Settled
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| established_title1              = Incorporated
| established_date1               = 1889
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| area_total_km2                  = 3.40
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| population_total                = 1451
| population_density_km2          = 427.28
| population_density_sq_mi        = 1106.79
| timezone                        = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| postal_code                     = 18702
| area_code                       = [[Area code 570|570]]
| website                         = {{URL|www.laflinboro.com}}
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'''Laflin''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in the [[Greater Pittston]] area of [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,443 at the time of 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 4, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
Laflin was incorporated as a borough in 1889. It was likely named for one of the owners of the [[Laflin & Rand Powder Company]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n178 179]}}</ref> The following year, in 1890, the population of the newly formed borough was just over two hundred. [[Coal mining]] led to a population boom in the [[Coal Region|region]]. 

Laflin witnessed its greatest increase between 1970 and 1980, when the number of residents grew by over 313% (or from 399 people to 1,650 people).

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|3.5|km2|disp=flip}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1890= 231
|1900= 254
|1910= 528
|1920= 473
|1930= 421
|1940= 386
|1950= 258
|1960= 235
|1970= 399
|1980= 1650
|1990= 1498
|2000= 1502
|2010= 1487
|2020= 1443
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1446
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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="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 1,502 people, 612 households, and 452 families residing in the borough.

The population density was {{convert|1,111.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 632 housing units at an average density of {{convert|467.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

The racial makeup of the borough was 95.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.66% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 612 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 62.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of eighteen, 4.5% from eighteen to twenty-four, 24.8% from twenty-five to forty-four, 33.4% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 16.8% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-five years.

For every one hundred females there were 88.9 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $55,658, and the median income for a family was $69,226. Males had a median income of $50,433 compared with that of $29,375 for females.

The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $29,581.

Roughly 1.5% of families and 2.5% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 3.9% of those who were aged sixty-five or over.
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==Government==
The government consists of a [[mayor]] and a five-member [[city council|borough council]]. {{As of|June 2024}}, the mayor is William C Kennedy, and the members of the Borough Council are Marc Malvizzi (Council President), Joe Boos (Vice President), Drew Malvizzi, Melissa Werner, and Carl Yastremski.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://laflinboro.com/community-info/borough-officials/ |title=Borough Officials |publisher=Laflin Borough official website |access-date=2024-06-04}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
Major highways include [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 315|Route 315]].

==Education==
It is in the [[Wilkes-Barre Area School District]]<!--UNI 26300-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42079_luzerne/DC20SD_C42079.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Luzerne County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42079_luzerne/DC20SD_C42079_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Laflin, Pennsylvania}}
*{{Official|www.laflinboro.com}}

{{Luzerne County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1889]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1889 establishments in Pennsylvania]]