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Girard, Pennsylvania

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In the borough the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.10.
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of 2000, there were 3,164 people, 1,226 households, and 863 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,345.0 inhabitants per square mile (519.3/km). There were 1,269 housing units at an average density of 539.4 per square mile (208.3/km). The racial makeup of the borough was
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Girard's history began with a petition to "Township Status" in 1832 by reassigning lands previously allocated to neighboring municipalities (Springfield, Fairview, and Elk Creek). The name is in honor of
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The median income for a household in the borough was $ 33,977, and the median income for a family was $ 38,936. Males had a median income of $ 29,975 versus $ 23,712 for females. The
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There were 1,226 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were
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for the borough was $ 16,682. About 6.5% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the
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in Philadelphia where Stephen Girard had a long-standing tradition as a local philanthropist.
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passes through the borough as Main Street, leading northeast 4 miles (6 km) to
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at that time, was chosen for a variety of reasons. He owned much of the neighboring
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roughly follows the southwest border of the borough as it flows northwest to
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Index

Borough
Main Street of Girard
Location in Erie County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Erie County
Pennsylvania
42°0′21″N 80°19′17″W / 42.00583°N 80.32139°W / 42.00583; -80.32139
State
Pennsylvania
Erie
Time zone
UTC-5
EST
DST
UTC-4
EDT
ZIP code
Area code
814
girardboroughpa.us
borough
Erie County
Pennsylvania
Erie
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Stephen Girard
Philadelphia
Springfield Township
Girard College
boarding school
42°0′21″N 80°19′17″W / 42.00583°N 80.32139°W / 42.00583; -80.32139

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