Ashley, Pennsylvania

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subdivision_name2 = Luzerne
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Ashley is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, one mile (2 km) from Wilkes Barre. It was a productive coal-mining area at the start of the twentieth century. Population in 1900, 4,046; in 1910, 5,601; and in 1940, 6,371. The population was 2,866 at the 2000 census.

Film actor Russell Johnson, best known as "The Professor" on the CBS television sitcom "Gilligan's Island", was born here. 1900 Olympic champion John Tewksbury was also born here.

Geography

Ashley is located at coor dms|41|12|51|N|75|53|58|W|city (41.214182, -75.899387)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,866 people, 1,245 households, and 783 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,105.2 people per square mile (1,202.8/km²). There were 1,386 housing units at an average density of 1,501.7/sq mi (581.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.46% White, 0.38% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 1,245 households out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,592, and the median income for a family was $37,266. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $20,378 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,676. About 8.8% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and residents

* Russell Johnson, actor, ("It Came from Outer Space" (1953), "This Island Earth" (1955), best known to audiences as "The Professor" on "Gilligan's Island" TV-series, who can build all sorts of inventions out of the primitive materials on the island, but could not seem to find a way for the castaways to get rescued.
* John Tewksbury won the gold medal in the 100 m sprint at the 1900 Olympics.

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