Portland, Pennsylvania

Geobox Borough
name = Borough of Portland
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country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
region = Northampton
region_type = County
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area_imperial = 0.6
area_land_imperial = 0.5
area_water_imperial = 0.1
area_water_percentage = auto
area_percentage_round = 2
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lat_d = 40
lat_m = 55
lat_s = 14
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long_d = 75
long_m = 5
long_s = 52
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elevation_imperial = 335
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population_as_of = 2000
population = 579
population_density_imperial = 1117.7
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mayor = Kay Bucci
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
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postal_code_type = ZIP Code
postal_code = 18351
area_code = 570
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map_caption = Location of Portland in Northampton County
map1 = Pennsylvania Locator Map.png map1_caption = Location of Portland in Pennsylvania
map1_locator = Pennsylvania
map2 = Map of USA PA.svg
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website = http://portlandpa.com

Portland is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Portland is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It is part of Pennsylvania's Slate Belt [http://www.slatebeltchamber.org/aboutsbcc.htm] .

The population of Portland was 579 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Portland is located at coor dms|40|55|14|N|75|5|52|W|city (40.920622, -75.097738)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (8.93%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 579 people, 236 households, and 152 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,117.7 people per square mile (429.9/km²). There were 247 housing units at an average density of 476.8/sq mi (183.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.27% White, 0.86% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.15% of the population.

There were 236 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the borough the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $36,827, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,275. About 4.1% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Public education

The Borough is served by the Bangor Area School District.

References

External links

* [http://portlandpa.com Portland PA's Official Website]