Editing Mayfield, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Mayfield''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States, approximately {{convert|14|mi|km}} northeast of [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]. In the past, it contained a silk mill and a coal mining industry. The population was 1,763 at 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 5, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Mayfield is located at {{Coord|41|32|18|N|75|32|12|W|type:city}} (41.538331, -75.536554).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 1695
|1900= 2300
|1910= 3662
|1920= 3832
|1930= 3774
|1940= 3172
|1950= 2373
|1960= 1996
|1970= 2176
|1980= 1812
|1990= 1890
|2000= 1756
|2010= 1807
|2020= 1763
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1756
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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 1,756 people, 744 households, and 503 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|718.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 795 housing units at an average density of {{convert|325.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.43% White, 0.06% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 744 households, 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 29.0% of households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median household income was $30,074 and the median family income was $38,167. Males had a median income of $29,336 versus $20,427 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,106. About 6.0% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
*[[John Terpak]]
*[[St. Rose Academy (Mayfield, Pennsylvania)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|mayfieldborough.org}}

{{Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1891]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1891 establishments in Pennsylvania]]