Dickson City, Pennsylvania Borough of Dickson City Dickson City Dickson City, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania Dickson City, Pennsylvania Location of Dickson City in Pennsylvania Dickson City is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, 4 miles (6 km) north of Scranton.
Coal miners are much scarcer in Pennsylvania today than they had been, so populations have declined in many places such as Dickson City; The populace was 6,070 at the 2010 census. Dickson City was once known as Priceburg.
In June 1875, Dickson City was incorporated as a borough, including at the time all of the present borough of Throop.
Dickson City received its name from Thomas Dickson. Some of the centers that were assembled in the 1990s and early 2000s include Dickson City Crossings, Dickson City Commons, Park Center and Commerce Plaza.
The borough also boasts northeastern Pennsylvania's first Starbucks location.
One recent point of primary contention in the borough has been a 240-acre (0.97 km2) swath of reclaimed coal-mining territory south of Commerce Boulevard that was deeded to the borough for enhance use after the state government cleaned it up.
Dickson City is positioned at 41 27 58 N 75 37 31 W (41.465984, -75.625401). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the borough has a total region of 4.8 square miles (12 km2), all of its land.
Interstate 81 has two commercially-important exits in Dickson City---one with Main Avenue and one with the old 6 (the Scranton-Carbondale Highway.) The Viewmont Mall is in both Dickson City and Scranton.
The ethnic makeup of the borough was 95.9% White, 1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 1.1% from other competitions, and 1.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,703 homeholds, out of which 22.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families.
In the borough the populace was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 62% from 18 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the borough was $31,422, and the median income for a family was $41,394.
About 3.5% of families and 6.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
The ethnic makeup of the borough was 98.82% White, 0.24% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.21% from other competitions, and 0.40% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,692 homeholds, out of which 25.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families.
In the borough the populace was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the borough was $31,422, and the median income for a family was $41,394.
About 3.5% of families and 6.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
While the anthracite coal trade was thriving, there were various neighborhood schools: the Columbus School on Main Street between Bowman Street and Shaeffer Street, the Jefferson School on Bell Mountain where Center Street meets Laybourne Street, the Lafayette School on Main Street near Pancost Street, the Lincoln School at the corner of Lincoln Street and Grier Street, and the Wilson School at the corner of Boulevard Avenue and Bridge Street.
Dickson City Junior High School was on a block on the block between Jackson Street and Jermyn Street and faced Albert Street; Dickson City Senior High School was next door and faced Carmalt Street.
As the populace declined, the neighborhood schools were closed, and the junior high school became a kindergarten through 8th undertaking school.
In 1969, the Olyphant, Dickson City, and Throop school districts merged to form the Mid Valley School District.
Dickson City Junior High School became Mid-Valley Junior High School; Dickson City Senior High School became Dickson City Elementary School.
Currently, the Mid-Valley School District has a single elementary school, and a single secondary school on Underwood Road in Throop. Commonwealth Connections Academy an Online K-12 Free Public Cyber Charter School will be opening a new locale in Dickson City.
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Dickson City borough, Pennsylvania".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
The old school : the Mid-Valley Elementary School in Olyphant, Pennsylvania (First ed.).
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