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{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Pringle, Pennsylvania |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]] |motto = |image_skyline = Entering Pringle, PA along Courtright Street, Sept. 2023.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Entering Pringle along Courtright Street |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |pushpin_map = Pennsylvania#USA |pushpin_label = Pringle |pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = Borough Council |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = Settled |established_date = |established_title1 = Incorporated |established_date1 = 1914 |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 16, 2022}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 1.19 |area_land_km2 = 1.19 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.46 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.46 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 |area_water_percent = |population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |population_footnotes = <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> |population_note = |population_total = 893 |population_density_km2 = 749.85 |population_density_sq_mi = 1941.30 |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|41|16|34|N|75|53|58|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = [[Zip code]] |postal_code = |area_code = [[Area code 570|570]] |website = {{URL|www.pringlepa.us}} |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 42-62712 |image_map = File:Luzerne County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Pringle Highlighted.svg |map_caption = Location of Pringle in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania }} '''Pringle''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the borough population was eight hundred and ninety-one.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020β2021 |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> ==History== [[File:Pringle, PA municipal building (2), Sept. 2023.jpg|thumb|right|Pringle municipal building]] Pringle was incorporated as a borough on January 17, 1914; it was named in honor of Thomas Pringle.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.pringlepa.us/ | title=Pringle Borough}}</ref> ==Geography== [[Image:Map of Luzerne County Pennsylvania School Districts.png|thumb|right|A map of Luzerne County [[school districts]]. Pringle is part of [[Wyoming Valley West School District]] (seen in orange).]] Pringle is located at {{coord|41|16|34|N|75|53|58|W|type:city}} (41.276081, -75.899530).<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|1.2|km2|disp=flip}}, all land. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=right |1910= 1875 |1920= 1960 |1930= 2372 |1940= 2000 |1950= 1727 |1960= 1418 |1970= 1155 |1980= 1221 |1990= 1161 |2000= 991 |2010= 979 |2020= 891 |estyear=2021 |estimate=892 |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> }} At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were nine hundred and ninety-one people, four hundred and thirty-two households, and two hundred eighty families in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,130.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were four hundred and fifty-nine housing units at an average density of {{convert|986.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 99.90% White, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01%.<ref name="GR2" /> There were four hundred and thirty-two households; 23.8% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 32.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% were one-person households with residents aged sixty-five or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89. The age distribution was 19.7% under the age of eighteen, 6.7% from eighteen to twenty-four, 25.9% from twenty-five to forty-four, 26.8% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 20.9% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was forty-four years. For every one hundred females there were 93.9 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 91.3 males. The median household income was $31,793 and the median family income was $43,750. Males had a median income of $26,801 versus $23,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,108. Roughly 8.0% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.8% of those under age eighteen and 10.8% of those aged sixty-five or over. ==Education== It is in the [[Wyoming Valley West School District]]<!--UNI 25950-->.<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 == {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website|www.pringlepa.us}} {{Luzerne County, Pennsylvania}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Populated places established in 1914]] [[Category:Boroughs in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:1914 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
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