Matamoras is a borough in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,612 at the 2008 Estimate. It is the easternmost town in Pennsylvania.
History
Matamoras was originally part of Westfall Township. Its name came from the Mexican town of Matamoros, which was the first to be occupied by U.S. troops during the Mexican-American War. It was incorporated as a borough on January 18, 1905.[1]
Geography
Matamoras is located at 41°22′4″N 74°42′7″W / 41.36778°N 74.70194°W / 41.36778; -74.70194 (41.367818, -74.701831).[2] It is the easternmost point in Pennsylvania. Across the Delaware River are Port Jervis, New York and Montague, New Jersey.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 sq mi. 0.7 sq mi of it is land and 0.1 sq mi of it (11.54%) is water.
US Routes
6 and
209 as they pass through Matamoras.
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,312 people, 925 households, and 634 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,315.0/sq mi. There were 977 housing units at an average density of 1,400.8/sq mi. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.54% White, 0.61% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.52% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.20% of the population.
There were 925 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the borough the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $37,361, and the median income for a family was $45,917. Males had a median income of $32,875 versus $26,176 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,946. About 2.4% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
Matamoras in popular culture
- Matamoras is the setting for photographer Amy Stein's Domesticated series.[4]
References
- ^ History of Pike County. Pike County, Pennsylvania home page.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.amysteinphoto.com/domesticated.html
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