New Florence, Pennsylvania

New Florence is located at 40°22′47″N 79°4′29″W (40.379707, -79.074841).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (5.56%) is water. just outside the town is an archaeological sight for IUP students studying archaeology. also just outside the town is where there are many artifacts signifying that an Indian village was near the town.

Some small and local businesses located in the town are: Sheriffs Pizza, C&T Pizza, Somerset Trust Bank, Lisa's dog grooming,P and N Auto Detailing, and the Coffee Cup Café . Some bigger businesses are Dollar General American postal service and Exon Mobil

A few churches located in the New Florence area is the Presbyterian church and the New Florance United Methodist Church the supported religions in these churches are Presbyterian and Methodist other than that the town supports all other religion.

Presbyterian Church, early 20th century

New Florence is bordered by St. Clair Township to the east, south and west. Across the Conemaugh River in Indiana County to the north, New Florence runs adjacent with West Wheatfield Township and has a direct connector via 9th Street Bridge.

At the 2000 census there were 784 people, 331 households, and 225 families living in the borough. The population density was 2,242.4 people per square mile (864.9/km²). There were 365 housing units at an average density of 1,044.0 per square mile (402.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.11% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13%.[5]

Of the 331 households 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 29.9% of households were one person and 16.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.

The median household income was $24,688 and the median family income was $28,750. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $19,792 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,449. About 19.3% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.9% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.