New Florence, Pennsylvania
New Florence, Pennsylvania | |
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 Ligonier Street | |
 Location of New Florence in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. | |
  New Florence, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′47″N 79°04′29″W / 40.37972°N 79.07472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Incorporated | May 27, 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
| • Land | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,079 ft (329 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 671 |
| • Density | 2,047.8/sq mi (790.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 15944 |
| Area codes | 724, 814, 878 |
| FIPS code | 42-53544 |
| Website | https://newflorenceborough.org/ |
New Florence is a borough that is located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, New Florence had a population of 671.[3]
It is also one of three communities within the county to use the 814 area code, alongside St. Clair and Seward.
History
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New Florence was named for the city of Florence in Italy.[citation needed]
In 2015 Lloyd Reed, a St. Clair Township police sergeant, was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call on Ligonier Street in the northern section of the borough. The shooter, Ray Shetler Jr., was acquitted of murder charges at trial in 2018, after arguing that he did not realize Reed was a police officer when he fired.[4]
Geography
[edit]New Florence is located at 40°22′47″N 79°4′29″W / 40.37972°N 79.07472°W (40.379707, -79.074841).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), of which 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (5.56%) is water.
Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods
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New Florence is bordered by St. Clair Township to the east, south and west.
Across the Conemaugh River in Indiana County to the north, New Florence runs adjacent with West Wheatfield Township and has a direct connector via the 9th Street Bridge.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 333 | — | |
| 1880 | 531 | 59.5% | |
| 1890 | 683 | 28.6% | |
| 1900 | 800 | 17.1% | |
| 1910 | 717 | −10.4% | |
| 1920 | 730 | 1.8% | |
| 1930 | 796 | 9.0% | |
| 1940 | 864 | 8.5% | |
| 1950 | 924 | 6.9% | |
| 1960 | 958 | 3.7% | |
| 1970 | 929 | −3.0% | |
| 1980 | 855 | −8.0% | |
| 1990 | 854 | −0.1% | |
| 2000 | 784 | −8.2% | |
| 2010 | 689 | −12.1% | |
| 2020 | 671 | −2.6% | |
| Sources:[6][7][8][2] | |||
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 784 people, 331 households, and 225 families living in the borough. The population density was 2,242.4 inhabitants per square mile (865.8/km2). There were 365 housing units at an average density of 1,044.0 per square mile (403.1/km2).
The racial makeup of the borough was 99.11% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.
There were 331 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91.
Within the borough, the population was spread out, with 23.3% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 6.9% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 24.5% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 24.4% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 20.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-two years.
For every one hundred females, there were 93.6 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 79.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $24,688, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $31,667 compared with that of $19,792 for females.
The per capita income for the borough was $13,449.
Approximately 19.3% of families and 21.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 42.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 7.2% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
References
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- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
- ^ Cholodolofsky, Rich (February 17, 2018). "Ray Shetler Jr. found not guilty in police officer shooting". Daily American. Somerset, Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
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