New Ringgold, Pennsylvania

New Ringgold, Pennsylvania
Borough
View of entrance of New Ringgold, Pennsylvania
New Ringgold, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Schuylkill
Settled	1867
Incorporated	1877
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area
• Total	0.9 sq mi (2 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	291
• Density	340.4/sq mi (131.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570 Exchange: 943

New Ringgold is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 291 at the 2000 census. ZIP Code 17960.

Geography

New Ringgold is located at (40.686969, -75.998000).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	100		—
1890	240		140.0%
1900	228		−5.0%
1910	266		16.7%
1920	223		−16.2%
1930	245		9.9%
1940	313		27.8%
1950	302		−3.5%
1960	314		4.0%
1970	314		0.0%
1980	301		−4.1%
1990	315		4.7%
2000	291		−7.6%
2010	276		−5.2%
Est. 2014	271		−1.8%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 291 people, 118 households, and 82 families residing in the borough. The population density was 340.4 people per square mile (132.2/km²). There were 128 housing units at an average density of 149.7 per square mile (58.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.66% White and 0.34% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 118 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $27,083, and the median income for a family was $32,250. Males had a median income of $31,500 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,492. About 11.1% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.0% of those sixty five or over.