Montgomery, Pennsylvania
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Montgomery is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2000 census.
Montgomery's high school American football team and that of its rival, the Muncy high school team, play annually for The Shoe. The trophy was created in 1961 from an old athletic shoe found in the Muncy High School locker room; the shoe has been bronzed and mounted on a wooden box. Muncy currently leads the series with 25 wins to Montgomery's 18.
Geography
Montgomery is located at (41.171393, -76.875826)[Geographic references#1GR1].Montgomery lies along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, about six miles to the southwest of the borough of Muncy, and eight-and-a-half miles southeast of the city of Williamsport.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (6.90%) is water. But it is mostly used for fishing and is connected to he suaquhanna river
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 1,695 people, 628 households, and 462 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,211.9/km² (3,117.2/mi²). There were 680 housing units at an average density of 486.2/km² (1,250.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.05% White, 0.53% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.There were 628 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the borough the population was spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $33,846, and the median income for a family was $38,641. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $20,648 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,763. About 8.6% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
External links
Home page of Montgomery Borough [link]
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