Klingerstown, Pennsylvania

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Klingerstown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 102.

Geography

Klingerstown is located at (40.660835, -76.693498)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 102 people, 40 households, and 26 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 93.8/km² (242.2/mi²). There were 45 housing units at an average density of 41.4/km² (106.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White.

There were 40 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 12.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 78.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,833, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,276. There were 11.5% of families and 15.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 21.4% of under eighteens and 15.0% of those over 64.

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County seat: Pottsville
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A census-designated place (CDP) is a type of place, an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages.
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Schuylkill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania where the Schuylkill River starts. It is located in the heart of the anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania.
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Schuylkill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania where the Schuylkill River starts. It is located in the heart of the anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Pottsville, Pennsylvania
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Pottsville, Pennsylvania
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Ashland is a borough located in Pennsylvania, United States, 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Pottsville. It lies in the anthracite coal region of eastern Pennsylvania.
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Auburn is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 839 at the 2000 census.

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Auburn is located at (40.595715, -76.092642)GR1.
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Coaldale is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Settled in 1871 is was incorporated in 1906 from part of Ryan Township, it is named for the coal industry.

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Coaldale is located at (40.822234, -75.
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Cressona is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Formed in 1857 from part of North Manheim Township, it was founded by and named for John Chapman Cresson, a Philadelphia civil engineer and manager of the Schuylkill Navigation Company, President of the Mine
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Deer Lake is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 528 at the 2000 census.

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The community was founded as a resort community serving coal barons and other members of the wealthy elite of nearby Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
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Gilberton is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, four miles (7 km) west by south of Mahanoy City. Extensive deposits of coal are in the region, and coal-mining had been practiced by many of the 4,373 people who lived there in 1900.
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Girardville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Reading. Anthracite coal deposits are in the region. Coal-mining provided employment and incomes for many of the 3,666 people who lived there in 1900.
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