Kistler, Pennsylvania

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official_name = Kistler, Pennsylvania
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subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania
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subdivision_name2 = Mifflin
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established_date2 = 1925
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Kistler is a borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 344 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Kistler is located at coor dms|40|22|50|N|77|52|4|W|city (40.380652, -77.867737)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (7.14%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 344 people, 138 households, and 90 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,341.1 people per square mile (510.8/km²). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 549.7/sq mi (209.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.38% White, 0.58% African American, 0.29% Asian, and 1.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 138 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the borough the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $25,089, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $22,679 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $11,365. About 25.0% of families and 28.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 30.6% of those age 65 or over.

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