Editing Newry, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Newry''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 231 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |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 31, 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Altoona, PA]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]] and one of the communities comprising the Altoona Urban Area.

It was named after [[Newry]] in [[Northern Ireland]]. The town was founded in 1793 by Patrick Cassidy,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newry Borough, Blair County, Pennsylvania (PA) 16665 |url=https://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Blair_County/Newry_Borough.html |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.livingplaces.com}}</ref> an Irish immigrant who named it after his hometown.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

South of Newry, the stream known as Poplar Run flows to the east towards the [[Frankstown Branch Juniata River|Frankstown Branch]] of the Juniata River.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 326
|1890= 335
|1900= 350
|1910= 380
|1920= 397
|1930= 394
|1940= 417
|1950= 412
|1960= 432
|1970= 444
|1980= 353
|1990= 288
|2000= 245
|2010= 270
|2020= 231
|estyear=2021
|estimate=235
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|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|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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|accessdate=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref><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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 245 people, 107 households, and 61 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,550.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 116 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,207.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.82% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.82% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.22% of the population.

There were 107 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $24,688, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $38,500 versus $18,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,949. About 14.5% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.4% of those sixty five or over.

==History==
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During the late 18th century, Patrick Cassidy, a native of [[Newry|Newry, Ireland]] and an American soldier in the [[American Revolutionary War]], purchased three hundred acres of land in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. This is now known as [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]]. C. 1793, where he constructed a small town on the land, which he named for his home.

A half-century later, Newry flourished as the [[Allegheny Portage Railroad]] began to carry passengers from [[Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania|Hollidaysburg]] across the [[Allegheny Mountains|Alleghenies]] to [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]]. Newry's location made it a suitable stop for the railroad and this new influx of visitors stimulated the economy of the town. This prosperity lasted from the 1830s to the 1850s, when the railroad closed.

During the following century, the town decreased in population and quietly shifted from an urban to a rural center until the 1950s, when migration of [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoonans]] from the north began to increase the size of Newry and gave it a more suburban character.

==Businesses and institutions==
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The majority of Newry's businesses are found along the main north-south road, Old Route 220: just north of the town, a storage company and a small [[motor vehicle]]s store; within Newry, several [[handicraft|crafts]] shops and an [[electronics]] repair store; and immediately to the south, the largest business in the town, Leighty's, which comprises a [[convenience store]], a [[computer]] systems, parts, and repair store, a golf driving range, a [[hunting]] outfitter, a [[flea market]], a flower store, a gas station, and a [[bathroom]] and [[kitchen]] remodeling store.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-04 |title=Kitchen remodeling San Diego |url=https://homeservicesplus.pro/locations/ca/san-diego-remodeling |access-date=2025-05-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Along Patrick Lane, the southmost east-west road in the town, are located a [[post office]], a small [[apartment]] building, a [[furniture]] store, a used [[home appliance]]s and furniture store, and [[Saint Patrick|St. Patrick]]'s Parish, a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] parish, and an [[elementary school]].

==Education==
The school district is [[Hollidaysburg Area School District]]<!--UNI 11940-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42013_blair/DC20SD_C42013.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Blair County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2025-01-02}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42013_blair/DC20SD_C42013_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Events==
The two yearly events celebrated by the community, both held by [[Saint Patrick|St. Patrick]]'s Parish, are the [[Lent]]en fish fries, held in the cafeteria of the school, and the summer [[festival]], held near the end of July or early August on the school playground and in the gymnasium. Both attract visitors from across the [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] [[Metropolitan area|metropolis]] and greatly benefit the church and school.

==Surrounding areas==
To the north of Newry, Old Route 220 leads to [[Duncansville, Pennsylvania|Duncansville]] and then to [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] and other points north.

To the west, the Puzzletown Road curves to the southwest through a few miles of housing developments and into [[Puzzletown, Pennsylvania|Puzzletown]], where it becomes Knob Run Road, continues south-southwest up the [[Appalachian Plateau]], up the mountain of [[Blue Knob]] and reaches the [[Blue Knob, Pennsylvania|town]] of the same name.

To the south, 220 leads through [[Leamersville, Pennsylvania|Leamersville]] and [[East Freedom, Pennsylvania|East Freedom]], near [[McKee, Pennsylvania|McKee]], and intersects with Interstate 99; it leads eventually to [[Bedford, Pennsylvania|Bedford]].

To the east, the Catfish Road goes through a few miles of sparse farmland, interrupted by a few houses and a monastery, until it intersects Route 36, which leads north to [[Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania|Hollidaysburg]] and south to [[Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania|Roaring Spring]].

==References==
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