New Britain, Pennsylvania
New Britain, Pennsylvania | |
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 Pine Valley Covered Bridge | |
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EDT) | |
| ZIP Code | 18901 |
| Area codes | 215, 267 and 445 |
| FIPS code | 42-53296 |
| Website | www |
New Britain is a
Geography
New Britain is located at 40°17′57″N 75°10′42″W / 40.29917°N 75.17833°W (40.299256, -75.178224).[3]
Natural features include Cooks Run and Neshaminy Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.
History
Eugene James built an estate about 1731 and included the Mathews homestead, a fine Colonial house built in 1744 upon the site of an earlier house destroyed by fire. The village of James Manor was begun on the estate by Wynne James. Nearby villages were Jamestown, New Britain and Vauxtown. The National Farm School, now the Delaware Valley University was built near James Manor.[4]
The Sign of the Horses and Wagon was a tavern in the west end of the village, where Lafayette headquartered at the time the Continental Army marched from Valley Forge to Monmouth, New Jersey.[4]
The first dwelling in the village of New Britain was built at the intersection of West Butler Avenue (U.S. Route 202) and Almshouse Road by David Stephens, who purchased land from Joseph Kirkbride, sometime before 1760.[4]
Early on, the village was called Bittings Store or Bittings Corner for a short time. Most of the people living in village were members of the Montgomery Baptist Church. About 1740 they separated from Montgomery calling their church the Society Meeting House, the first pastors William Davis, Joseph Eaton, and Joshua Jones. By 1813, it the name was changed to the New Britain Baptist Church.[4]
The North Pennsylvania Railroad station was opened in 1856, the name on the sign at the station was "New Brittain". A post office was established on 28 December 1829, Isaac W. James, postmaster. New Britain was incorporated as a borough on 21 May 1928 taking in the villages of James Manor, Jamestown, New Britain, and a part of Vauxtown.[4]
New Britain was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on 30 August 1999 as identification 1214971.[5]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 119 | — | |
| 1930 | 417 | — | |
| 1940 | 476 | 14.1% | |
| 1950 | 581 | 22.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,109 | 90.9% | |
| 1970 | 2,428 | 118.9% | |
| 1980 | 2,519 | 3.7% | |
| 1990 | 2,174 | −13.7% | |
| 2000 | 3,125 | 43.7% | |
| 2010 | 3,152 | 0.9% | |
| 2020 | 2,836 | −10.0% | |
| Sources:[6][7][8][9][2] | |||
As of the 2010 census, the borough was 92.7% White, 1.6% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 1.1% were two or more races. 2.7% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[10]
As of the
There were 912 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.6% under the age of 18, 29.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $60,029, and the median income for a family was $67,500. Males had a median income of $45,875 versus $28,942 for females. The
Climate
According to the
| Climate data for New Britain, Elevation 289 ft (88 m), 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1981-2018 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 70.9 (21.6) |
77.9 (25.5) |
86.9 (30.5) |
93.8 (34.3) |
94.7 (34.8) |
95.7 (35.4) |
102.7 (39.3) |
99.6 (37.6) |
97.4 (36.3) |
89.2 (31.8) |
80.8 (27.1) |
75.2 (24.0) |
102.7 (39.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 39.2 (4.0) |
42.4 (5.8) |
50.8 (10.4) |
62.8 (17.1) |
72.8 (22.7) |
81.6 (27.6) |
85.7 (29.8) |
84.0 (28.9) |
77.1 (25.1) |
65.7 (18.7) |
54.7 (12.6) |
43.3 (6.3) |
63.4 (17.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.4 (−0.9) |
33.2 (0.7) |
40.9 (4.9) |
51.6 (10.9) |
61.3 (16.3) |
70.5 (21.4) |
75.0 (23.9) |
73.5 (23.1) |
66.1 (18.9) |
54.3 (12.4) |
44.7 (7.1) |
34.8 (1.6) |
53.1 (11.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 21.7 (−5.7) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
40.4 (4.7) |
49.8 (9.9) |
59.4 (15.2) |
64.3 (17.9) |
62.9 (17.2) |
55.1 (12.8) |
42.9 (6.1) |
34.7 (1.5) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
42.8 (6.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −12.1 (−24.5) |
−4.4 (−20.2) |
2.4 (−16.4) |
16.5 (−8.6) |
32.8 (0.4) |
40.6 (4.8) |
47.2 (8.4) |
41.9 (5.5) |
34.7 (1.5) |
23.4 (−4.8) |
10.9 (−11.7) |
−2.8 (−19.3) |
−12.1 (−24.5) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.24 (82) |
2.63 (67) |
3.72 (94) |
3.92 (100) |
4.34 (110) |
4.30 (109) |
4.97 (126) |
4.05 (103) |
4.46 (113) |
4.21 (107) |
3.63 (92) |
3.91 (99) |
47.38 (1,203) |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
66.6 | 63.4 | 58.8 | 58.0 | 62.3 | 67.2 | 67.5 | 69.7 | 71.2 | 70.2 | 68.9 | 68.5 | 66.0 |
| Average dew point °F (°C) | 20.6 (−6.3) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
37.3 (2.9) |
48.3 (9.1) |
59.1 (15.1) |
63.5 (17.5) |
63.0 (17.2) |
56.5 (13.6) |
44.8 (7.1) |
35.1 (1.7) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
42.0 (5.6) |
| Source: PRISM[12] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
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As of 2018 there were 12.30 miles (19.79 km) of public roads in New Britain, of which 3.23 miles (5.20 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 9.07 miles (14.60 km) were maintained by the borough.[13]
New Britain is served by the
Ecology
According to the
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b c d e MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, New Britain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of New Britain
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Census 2020".
- ^ "Census 2010: Pennsylvania". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ^ a b "USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "New Britain Borough map" (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ SEPTA Official Transit & Street Map Suburban (PDF) (Map). SEPTA. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ "DART West schedule" (PDF). Bucks County Transport. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)". Retrieved October 16, 2019.
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