Avalon, Pennsylvania

Geobox|Settlement
name = Avalon
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category = Borough
etymology_type = Named for
etymology = Mythical island in legend of King Arthur
official_name = Borough of Avalon
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country = United States
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state = Pennsylvania
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region = Allegheny
region_type = County
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lat_d = 40
lat_m = 30
lat_s = 4
lat_NS = N
long_d = 80
long_m = 4
long_s = 7
long_EW = W
elevation_imperial = 932
elevation_round = 0
area_imperial = 0.7
area_land_imperial = 0.6
area_water_imperial = 0.1
area_water_percentage = 8.70
area_percentage_round = 2
area_round = 1
area_land_round = 1
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population_as_of = 2000
population = 5294
population_density_imperial = 4519.1
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established_type = Settled
established = c. 1800
established1_type = Incorporated
established1 = December 9 1874
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timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
postal_code = 15202
postal_code_type = ZIP code
area_code = 412
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free_type = School District
free = Northgate

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map_caption = Location of Avalon in Allegheny County
map1 = Pennsylvania Locator Map.png map1_caption = Location of Avalon Borough in Pennsylvania
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map2 = Map of USA PA.svg
map2_caption = Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
website = http://www.avalonpa.org

Avalon is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States along the Ohio River, convert|6|mi|km downstream from Pittsburgh. It is a purely residential place. The population was 5,294 at the 2000 census.

The borough is located in the Northgate School District.

Geography

Avalon is located at coor dms|40|30|4|N|80|4|7|W|cityGR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of convert|0.7|sqmi|km2, of which, convert|0.6|sqmi|km2 of it is land and convert|0.1|sqmi|km2 of it is water. Its average elevation is convert|932|ft|m above sea level GR|3.

urrounding communities

*Bellevue
*Ben Avon
*Ben Avon Heights

History

Avalon was incorporated as a borough on December 9, 1874, from Kilbuck Township.cite web| url =http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Allegheny.pdf | title = "Allegheny County - 2nd Class" | accessdate = 2007-08-19| language = English]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,294 people, 2,629 households, and 1,282 families residing in the borough. The population density was 8,409.1 people per square mile (3,244.5/km²). There were 2,845 housing units at an average density of 4,519.1/sq mi (1,743.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 73.03% White, 24.85% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 2,629 households out of which 19.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.2% were non-families. 45.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the borough the population was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $29,236, and the median income for a family was $41,327. Males had a median income of $31,568 versus $24,149 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,594. About 8.4% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

804 people lived in Avalon in 1890, 2,130 people lived in Avalon in 1900; 4,317 people lived in Avalon in 1910, and 6,155 people lived in Avalon in 1940.

ee also

*List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

References

External links

* [http://avalonpa.org Borough of Avalon official site]
* [http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/maps/showmap.pl?client=maps&
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