Manorville, Pennsylvania
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Manorville is a borough
Borough
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 in Armstrong County
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
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, Pennsylvania
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, United States
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. The population was 401 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Manorville is located at 40°47′11"N 79°31′18"W (40.786362, -79.521646).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the borough has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 401 people, 180 households, and 106 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
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 was 4,058.8 people per square mile (1,548.3/km²). There were 191 housing units at an average density of 1,933.2 per square mile (737.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.75% White, 0.25% Asian, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 180 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $34,500, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $27,109 versus $20,909 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the borough was $16,407. About 11.9% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

All students of the borough are publicly educated at Lenape Elementary School and Ford City High School which are both within the Armstrong School District. Both schools are within 5 miles (8 km) of the borough. Lenape houses grades K-6 while Ford City High School educates grades 7-12. Lenape was recently renovated while the high school was last renovated in 1986 (built in 1909). The average graduating class at Ford City High School is between 80-85 students.

Summary

Manorville is a community along the Allegheny River in Armstrong county. Water Street abuts the river through most of Manorville. Although along the river, much of the borough is not in a flood zone. Many of the residents have dock access to the river and one public boat ramp is available for trailering. Two churches are located within the borough (Grace Lutheran Church and Manorville Methodist Church). There is also a post office located towards the center of the town on Water Street.
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