East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Geobox Borough
name = Borough of East Stroudsburg
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country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
region = Monroe
region_type = County
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area_imperial = 2.9
area_land_imperial = 2.9
area_water_imperial = 0.0
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area_percentage_round = 2
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lat_d = 41
lat_m = 00
lat_s = 05
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long_d = 75
long_m = 10
long_s = 48
long_EW = W
elevation_imperial = 466
elevation_round = 1
population_as_of = 2000
population = 9888
population_density_imperial = 3445.6
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mayor = Armand Martinelli
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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postal_code = 18301-18302
area_code = 570
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map_caption = Location of East Stroudsburg in Monroe County
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East Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Poconos region of the state. Originally known as "Dansbury", East Stroudsburg was renamed for geographic reasons when the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad opened a station in town.

Its population has shown a slow, steady escalation from 2,648 in 1900 to 3,330 in 1910 to 6,404 in 1940 to 9,888 in 2000, according to census reports.

Geography

East Stroudsburg is located at coor dms|41|0|5|N|75|10|48|W|city (41.001442, -75.180111)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.4 km²), all of it land.

When traveling west on Interstate 80, East Stroudsburg is the second town past the NJ-PA border on exit 308.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 9,888 people, 3,145 households, and 1,855 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,445.6 people per square mile (1,330.2/km²). There were 3,331 housing units at an average density of 1,160.7/sq mi (448.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.79% White, 6.25% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.80% from other races,and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.56% of the population.

There were 3,145 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the borough the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 30.3% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $36,601, and the median income for a family was $44,044. Males had a median income of $34,764 versus $21,742 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,909. About 9.1% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

East Stroudsburg is served by the East Stroudsburg Area School District and is the home of the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.

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