Editing New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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|settlement_type = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill]]
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|government_type = Borough Council
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Will Mongrain
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|established_date = 1840
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1868
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|population_total = 1054
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|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code = 17959
|area_code = [[Area code 570|570]]
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'''New Philadelphia''', also known as '''New Philly''', is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,060 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 1, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
New Philadelphia is located at {{coord|40|43|14|N|76|7|2|W|type:city}}, (40.720594, -76.117295),<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> approximately {{convert|70|mi}} northwest of the city of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 558
|1880= 360
|1890= 562
|1900= 1326
|1910= 2512
|1920= 2537
|1930= 2557
|1940= 2453
|1950= 2200
|1960= 1702
|1970= 1528
|1980= 1341
|1990= 1283
|2000= 1149
|2010= 1085
|2020= 1060
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1062
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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|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 [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 1,085 people, 477 households, and 300 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|729.85|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 477 housing units at an average density of {{convert|393.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 91.14% White, 0.55%, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 477 households, 21.38% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.11% were non-families. 33.54% of households were one person, and 16.35% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.71% under the age of 18, 3.78% from 18 to 20, 53.46% from 21 to 61, 5.25% from 62 to 64, and 18.8% 65 or older. The median age was 44.9 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100 males.

From the 2000 census, the median household income was $27,159 and the median family income was $38,229. Males had a median income of $29,107 versus $20,192 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,899. About 6.3% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

In 2000, 20.8% of New Philadelphia residents identified as being of [[Lithuanians|Lithuanian]] heritage. This was the highest percentage of Lithuanian Americans per capita in the country.

==History==
New Philadelphia had historically been an anthracite mining town.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

Because of the high number of Lithuanians and Irish in the area, there was much separation of the two nationalities.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} This tension ultimately resulted in the forming of two separate Catholic churches; Sacred Heart (Lithuanian) and Holy Family (Irish).{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} There was also a town-wide brawl that occurred as a result of this tension. The dispute was settled by the priests from Sacred Heart and Holy Family calling their respective patrons to stop fighting and buying each other a beer.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

In 2008, the two Catholic parishes were merged to create Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

In 2012, the Souls Harvest Baptist Church relocated to New Philadelphia from [[Port Carbon, Pennsylvania|Port Carbon]]. They are now located at the corner of Kimber and Clay streets in the building that once housed a Methodist church. This building is the oldest building in town.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Souls Harvest Baptist Church, New Philadelphia PA 02.JPG|Souls Harvest Baptist Church.
File:Water St, New Philadelphia PA 01.JPG|War Memorial on Water Street.
File:Post Office, New Philadelphia PA.JPG|New Philadelphia Post Office.
File:Catholic School, New Philadelphia PA 01.JPG|The former Holy Cross Catholic School.
File:Walters & Son Motor Co, New Philadelphia PA.JPG|The former W.H.Walters & Son Motor Co. (1924).
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1840]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1868 establishments in Pennsylvania]]