Gordon, Pennsylvania

Gordon is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 765 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Gordon is located at 40°45′3″N76°20′22″W / 40.75083°N 76.33944°W / 40.75083; -76.33944 (40.750943, -76.339447).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all land.

Gordon is located north of Interstate 81.

The community is named after David F. Gordon, a judge.^[5] The post office at Gordon was established July 15, 1858, with J. Faust as the first postmaster.^[6]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	753		—
1890	1,194		58.6%
1900	1,165		−2.4%
1910	1,185		1.7%
1920	1,078		−9.0%
1930	1,069		−0.8%
1940	1,062		−0.7%
1950	1,039		−2.2%
1960	888		−14.5%
1970	856		−3.6%
1980	892		4.2%
1990	768		−13.9%
2000	781		1.7%
2010	763		−2.3%
2020	761		−0.3%
2021 (est.)	766	[3]	0.7%
Sources:[7][8][9][2]

At the 2000 census there were 781 people, 312 households, and 210 families living in the borough. The population density was 1,230.7 inhabitants per square mile (475.2/km²). There were 340 housing units at an average density of 535.8 per square mile (206.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.72% White, 0.38% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51%.^[8]

Of the 312 households 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 30.4% of households were one person and 18.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.12.

The age distribution was 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

بلغ متوسط ​​دخل الأسرة 30,855 دولارًا، ومتوسط ​​دخل العائلة 40,714 دولارًا. وبلغ متوسط ​​دخل الذكور 28,125 دولارًا، مقابل 21,354 دولارًا للإناث. وبلغ متوسط ​​دخل الفرد في المنطقة 13,873 دولارًا. وكان حوالي 9.8% من الأسر و11.3% من السكان تحت خط الفقر ، بما في ذلك 12.2% ممن تقل أعمارهم عن 18 عامًا، و11.1% ممن تبلغ أعمارهم 65 عامًا فأكثر.

المنطقة التعليمية هي منطقة مدارس شمال شويلكيل . ^{[ 10 ]}

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  غوردون
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  مبنى غوردون البلدي
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  مسكن في شارع بيدل
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  كنيسة سيمبسون المتحدة الميثودية
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  كنيسة القديس بولس اللوثرية