Archbald, Pennsylvania

Borough of Archbald
Settlement
Archbald Pothole State Park
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lackawanna
Elevation	1,102 ft (335.9 m)
Coordinates
Area	17.09 sq mi (44.3 km2)
- land	17.08 sq mi (44 km2)
- water	0.01 sq mi (0 km2), 0.06%
Population	6,984 (2010)
Density	408.9 / sq mi (157.9 / km2)
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code	18403
Area code	570
Location of Archbald in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: www.archbaldborough.org

Archbald is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is named for James Archbald, who was the first mayor of Carbondale, Pennsylvania. Before being renamed in Archbald's honor, the name of the settlement was White Oak Run. The vast majority of the settlers were Irish Catholics, fleeing the potato famine in Ireland. The population was 6,984 at the 2010 census. The village of Eynon is incorporated into Archbald.

Geography

Archbald is located at (41.493481, -75.551478).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 17.09 square miles (44.3 km²), of which 17.08 square miles (44.2 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.0 km²) (0.06%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	2,571		—
1880	3,049		18.6%
1890	4,032		32.2%
1900	5,396		33.8%
1910	7,194		33.3%
1920	8,603		19.6%
1930	9,587		11.4%
1940	8,296		−13.5%
1950	6,304		−24.0%
1960	5,471		−13.2%
1970	6,118		11.8%
1980	6,295		2.9%
1990	6,291		−0.1%
2000	6,220		−1.1%
2010	6,984		12.3%
Est. 2014	7,075		1.3%
Sources:

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,984 people, 2,802 households, and 1,948 families residing in the borough. The population density was 408.9 people per square mile (157.9/km²). There were 2,952 housing units at an average density of 172.8 per square mile (67.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.9% White, 1.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 2,802 households, out of which 29% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% have a female householder with no husband present, 30.5% were non-families. 26% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.0.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 60.3% from 18 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years.

The median income for a household in the borough was $39,428, and the median income for a family was $52,410. Males had a median income of $36,913 versus $26,343 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,352. About 3.8% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Archbald was the home of Archbald High School until the class of 1969 graduated. It was in the fall of 1969 that the boroughs of Archbald, Blakely, and Jessup combined their public schools forming what became and is present day the Valley View School District.

Recreation

Archbald Pothole State Park is a 150-acre (0.61 km²) park in northeastern Pennsylvania. The park is named for Archbald Pothole, a geologic feature that formed during the Wisconsin Glacial Period, around 15,000 years ago. The pothole is 38 feet (12 m) deep and has an elliptical shape. The diameter of the pothole decreases downward. The largest diameter is 42 feet (13 m) by 24 feet (7.3 m). At the bottom it is 17 feet (5.2 m) by 14 feet (4.3 m). The pothole has a volume of about 18,600 cubic feet (530 m³), therefore it could hold approximately 140,000 gallons.

Notable people

• Dick Tracewski, Major League Baseball player and coach, was born in Eynon.

External links

• Borough of Archbald