Lawrenceville is a

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Tioga County, Pennsylvania Tioga County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 41,045. Its county seat is Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, Wellsboro. ...

. The population was 690 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Lawrenceville is located at (41.996564, -77.125159). It is at the intersection of

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and

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. The only

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in town can be found at this intersection. Lawrenceville is on the banks of the Tioga and Cowanesque rivers. The

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of these streams is just outside downtown Lawrenceville. Cowanesque Lake, a

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flood prevention lake is just to the west of town on

. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land. The community is at the

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line, and part of its development continues into the town of Lindley in

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Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 627 people, 262 households, and 175 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,143.2 people per square mile (440.2/km²). There were 280 housing units at an average density of 510.5 per square mile (196.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.20%

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, 0.32%

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, 0.16% Native American and 0.32% Asian.

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or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population. There were 262 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. Of all households 27.9% were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.81. In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $29,896, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $32,171 versus $25,833 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,127. About 14.5% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
{{authority control 1831 establishments in Pennsylvania Boroughs in Tioga County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1793