Everything about New Brighton Pennsylvania totally explained
New Brighton is a borough in
Beaver County,
Pennsylvania, 28 miles (45 km) northwest of
Pittsburgh on the
Beaver River. There are deposits of coal and clay in the vicinity. Formerly, New Brighton was an important manufacturing center, but today it's a
Rust Belt place. In the past, articles produced here included pottery, bricks, sewer pipe, glass, flour, twine, lead kegs, refrigerators, bath tubs, wall paper, steel castings, nails, rivets, wire, etc. In
1900, 6,820 people lived here; In
1910, 8,329; and in
1940, 9,630 people inhabited New Brighton. The population was 6,641 at the
2000 census.
Geography
New Brighton is located at (40.736815, -80.309799).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.1
square miles (2.9
km²), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²) of it's land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (8.04%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 6,641 people, 2,740 households, and 1,715 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 6,450.1 people per square mile (2,489.4/km²). There were 2,999 housing units at an average density of 2,912.8/sq mi (1,124.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 86.28%
White, 10.56%
African American, 0.24%
Native American, 0.20%
Asian, 0.29% from
other races, and 2.44% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.
There were 2,740 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were
married couples living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the borough the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $25,932, and the median income for a family was $31,538. Males had a median income of $27,297 versus $21,618 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $13,475. About 15.3% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
New Brighton was an important stop along the Underground Railroad during the pre-Civil War Era, with the current Merrick Art Gallery being an important junction.
Trivia
Terry Francona, the manager of the 2004 and 2007
World Series Champion
Boston Red Sox, grew up in New Brighton and graduated from New Brighton High School. Terry's cousin
Rick Francona is an
NBC news military analyst.
Shane Douglas, former
ECW World Heavyweight Champion, resides here.
Further Information
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