- Source: Ringtown, Pennsylvania
Ringtown is a borough that is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is approximately five miles north to northwest of Shenandoah and seventeen miles west to southwest of Hazleton.
Geography
Ringtown is located at 40°51′27″N 76°14′1″W (40.857604, −76.233718).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.
Demographics
At the time of the 2000 census, there were 826 people, 319 households, and 231 families located in the borough.
The population density was 1,869.1 per square mile (721.7/km2). There were 340 housing units at an average density of 769.4 per square mile (297.1/km2).
The racial make-up of the borough was 98.79% White, 0.12% African American, 0.48% Asian and 0.61% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61%.
Of the 319 households documented by the census, 30.4% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them, 59.2% had married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% had residents classified as non-families. Of all households, 23.2% were one-person households and 12.9% had one person living alone who was aged sixty-five or older.
The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.
The age distribution of residents documented by the census was 24.7% who were under the age of eighteen, 6.4% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 25.7% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 22.5% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 20.7% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.
For every one hundred females, there were 89.4 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 92.6 males.
The median household income was $36,563 and the median family income was $43,125. The median income for males was $32,685, as compared to $22,000 for females.
The per capita income was $20,345.
Approximately 2.6% of families and 4.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 11.2% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
Education
The school district is North Schuylkill School District.
Notable person
Danny Litwhiler, baseball player and coach
References
External links
Media related to Ringtown, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons