Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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Middletown is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, nine miles (15 km) southeast of Harrisburg.
Middletown was founded in 1755 and was incorporated as a borough in 1828. It is the oldest incorporated community in Dauphin County and is in a rich agricultural area bordering Pennsylvania Dutch Country. In the past, it had flouring and planing mills, stove works, car shops, and shoe, hosiery, cigar, and furniture factories. In 1900, 5,608 people lived here; in 1910, 5,374; and in 1940, 7,046. The population was 9,242 at the 2000 census.
Middletown is located less than five miles away from the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant. The Unit #2 reactor there suffered a partial meltdown in 1979, causing then-Governor Richard "Dick" Thornburgh to order the evacuation of pregnant women and pre-school children from the area. Harrisburg International Airport and the Harrisburg campus of Penn State University are also located in Middletown.
Geography
Middletown is located at (40.198491, -76.729326)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.87%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 9,242 people, 4,032 households, and 2,370 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,749.2/km² (4,536.5/mi²). There were 4,387 housing units at an average density of 830.3/km² (2,153.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 88.77% White, 7.34% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.92% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.18% of the population.There were 4,032 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $35,425, and the median income for a family was $43,661. Males had a median income of $32,891 versus $24,692 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,535. About 4.6% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
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