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==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=right |1880= 517 |1920= 1270 |1930= 1771 |1940= 1861 |1950= 1982 |1960= 2244 |1970= 2862 |1980= 2617 |1990= 2467 |2000= 2639 |2010= 4008 |2020= 4286 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref> }} As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 2,639 people, 1,233 households, and 748 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,960.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,269 housing units at an average density of {{convert|942.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.80% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.73% of the population. There were 1,233 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.72. In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $35,078, and the median income for a family was $50,064. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $24,635 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $23,053. About 12.0% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.
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