Pringle, Pennsylvania

History

Pringle was incorporated as a borough on January 17, 1914; it was named in honor of Thomas Pringle.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 km2, all land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were nine hundred and ninety-one people, four hundred and thirty-two households, and two hundred eighty families in the borough.

The population density was 2,130.5 PD/sqmi. There were four hundred and fifty-nine housing units at an average density of 986.8 /sqmi.

The racial makeup of the borough was 99.90% White, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01%.

There were four hundred and thirty-two households; 23.8% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 32.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% were one-person households with residents aged sixty-five or older.

The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89.

The age distribution was 19.7% under the age of eighteen, 6.7% from eighteen to twenty-four, 25.9% from twenty-five to forty-four, 26.8% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 20.9% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was forty-four years.

For every one hundred females there were 93.9 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median household income was $31,793 and the median family income was $43,750. Males had a median income of $26,801 versus $23,500 for females.

The per capita income for the borough was $19,108.

Roughly 8.0% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age eighteen and 10.8% of those aged sixty-five or over.

Education

Pringle is part of the Wyoming Valley West School District. The borough is home to the West Side Career and Technology Center.

Gallery

Pringle, PA municipal building (2), Sept. 2023.jpg|Pringle municipal building West Side Career and Technology Center, Pringle, PA side, Sept. 2023.jpg|West Side Career and Technology Center in Pringle

References

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
3. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". US Census Bureau.
4. "Pringle Borough".
5. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau.
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7. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". U.S. Census Bureau.
8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Luzerne County, PA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].