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Mount Carmel is the name of a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,390 at the 2000 census. It is located 88 miles (141 km) northwest of Philadelphia and 71 miles (114 km) northeast of Harrisburg, in the Anthracite Coal Region. It is contained within Mount Carmel Township.

History

The borough is named after the Mount Carmel Inn which was itself named for Mount Carmel in Israel. The inn was opened in 1812 by Richard Yarnall and was strategically located on the Centre Turnpike (also known as the Reading-Sunbury Road) halfway between Pottsville and Danville. The township was erected in 1855, formed from part of Coal Township; by 1862 the borough was incorporated within the township.

In the past, there were extensive anthracite coal mining interests here and in the vicinity. In earlier years, the borough had manufactories of miners' caps, cement blocks, cigars, shirts, stockings, etc., and large silk and planing mills, foundry and machine shops, a knitting mill, lumber yards, a packing plant, and wagon works.

Geography

Mount Carmel is located at (40.796447, -76.412231) in the ridge-and-valley zone of the central Appalachian Mountains. It is drained by the North Branch of the Shamokin Creek and is part of the Lower Susquehanna watershed *.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.


Demographics

1862 - <1,000
1870 - 1,289
1890 - 8,345
1896 - 10,000
1900 - 13,719
1910 - 17,532
1920 - 17,469
1930 - 17,967
1940 - 17,780
1950 - ~14,000
1960 - 10,780
1970 - 9,317
1985 - 7,750
1990 - 7,196
1995 - 6,851
2000 - 6,390
2005 - 6,053 (*)
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania
Population by year
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,390 people, 3,035 households, and 1,678 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,738.2/km² (9,655.6/mi²). There were 3,629 housing units at an average density of 2,123.0/km² (5,483.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.56% White, 0.06% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 3,035 households out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 41.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the borough the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $22,168, and the median income for a family was $35,217. Males had a median income of $28,168 versus $20,595 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,858. About 14.2% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

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Railroads (all defunct)

External links

Boroughs in Pennsylvania | Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

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