Great Bend, Pennsylvania
{{Other places|Great Bend}}
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|leader_name = James W. Riecke
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Great Bend is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, {{convert|39|mi|km}} north of Scranton. According to 2020 Census data, Great Bend's population was 634, down 13.6% from 2010.{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 5, 2022}} Great Bend sits along the Susquehanna River, less than two miles (about 3 km) from the New York State border, and is located directly off Interstate 81. Several small manufacturers also call Great Bend home. Great Bend is considered a bedroom community of the Binghamton, NY metropolitan area. Downtown Binghamton is roughly {{convert|11|mi|km}} from Great Bend. The borough has three public parks. Billy Greenwood Memorial Park on Kilrow Avenue and Veterans' Memorial Park on Spring St. overlook the Susquehanna River. Great Bend is within the Blue Ridge School District.
History
File:Great Bend, Penn. 1887. LOC 75694980.jpg of Great Bend with list of landmarks published in 1887 by L.R Burleigh]]
Great Bend Borough was incorporated on November 19, 1861, from parts of Great Bend Township.{{cite web|title=Great Bend Township|url=http://www.susqcohistsoc.org/#!county-information/c1a2c|publisher=Susquehanna County Historical Society|access-date=18 January 2016}} Great Bend was named from a bend in the Susquehanna River.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n142 143]}}
Geography
Great Bend is located at {{coord|41|58|24|N|75|44|40|W|type:city}} (41.973226, -75.744376).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1870= 855
|1880= 1136
|1890= 1002
|1900= 836
|1910= 788
|1920= 666
|1930= 582
|1940= 742
|1950= 751
|1960= 777
|1970= 826
|1980= 740
|1990= 704
|2000= 700
|2010= 734
|2020= 634
|estyear=2021
|estimate=632
|footnote=Sources:{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}
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As of the census of 2010, there were 734 people, 341 households, and 194 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,446.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 369 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,230|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.7% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% some other race, and 1.6% two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race composed 1.4% of the population.
There were 341 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 59.1% from 18 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years.
The median income for a household in the borough was $41,776, and the median income for a family was $52,381. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $29,138 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,634. About 1.2% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- Charles L. Catlin, Wisconsin state legislator and lawyer, was born in Great Bend.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1899,' Biographical Sketch of Charles L. Catlin, pg. 769
- Fanny DuBois Chase (1828–1902), social reformer and author
- Sylvia Dubois (1778/89 - 1888), African-American woman born into slavery, became free after striking her mistress while living in Great Bend
- Ray Kellogg (actor), was born in Great Bend
References
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Category:Boroughs in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Category:Populated places established in 1861
Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Susquehanna River