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White Mills, Pennsylvania

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White Mills' age distribution was 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% between the ages of 18 and 24, 21.9% between 25 and 44, 30.7% between 45 and 64, and 19.6% 65 years of age or older. The population's median age was 45.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18
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until May 20, 2014, after the 2010 Census had been completed), and 28.6% included children under the age of 18. 13.2% of households were headed by a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% by a male householder with no wife present, and 31.8% consisted of non-families. 28.2% of all
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OCCUPATION BY SEX AND MEDIAN EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2013 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) FOR THE CIVILIAN EMPLOYED POPULATION 16 YEARS AND OVER 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for White Mills,
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estimates, the median income for a household in White Mills in 2013 was $ 50,045, and the median income for a family was $ 49,531. Males had a median income of $ 34,250, while females had a median income of $ 18,239. The
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The town was populated, in large part, by craftsman whom Dorflinger invited from Europe to work at the factory. Dorflinger Glass produced fine cut lead crystal that was used in the White House services of the
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households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% consisted of a person 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.83.
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of New York at the time. At White Mills, Dorflinger and his sons built a sprawling factory complex and more than one hundred houses for workers and their families.
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immigrant, opened a glass factory in White Mills. Dorflinger had arrived in the United States in 1846 and established a prosperous glass company based in
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A 2008 view of White Mills Road, showing the Dorflinger factory office and factory at the right. The Dorflinger buildings have now been restored.
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SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for White Mills, Pennsylvania
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Production at the factory continued until 1921, when pressures related to prohibition and lingering effects of an embargo on German
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Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for White Mills, Pennsylvania
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SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for White Mills, Pennsylvania
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forced the company to cease operations. Upon the factory's closing, White Mills lost much of its population.
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In 2017, the remaining Dorflinger Glass Factory buildings were restored and turned into a museum.
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for the CDP was $ 27,661. 11.8% of families and 14.0% of people were below the Census Bureau's
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figures recorded by the ACS, the five largest ancestral groups in White Mills in 2013 were
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Age Groups and Sex: 2010 Census Summary File 1 for White Mills, Pennsylvania
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68.2% of White Mills' households were families, 48.9% were headed by a
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administrations, and at prominent occasions such as the weddings of
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A view of White Mills during its time as a Dorflinger company town
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2014 Census National Places Gazetteer File for Pennsylvania
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and over, there were 100.0 males in the same age range.
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in 1852, but decided to build a dedicated factory and
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at White Mills, in order to escape the pollution and
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Village
Census-designated place
An image showing a curved road, with a single beige victorian house on its left side and three houses, one of bluestone and two others of white clapboard, on the road's right side. To the extreme right of the image is the side of a bluestone factory with a prominent smokestack.
Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Wayne County
Pennsylvania
Country
State
Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District
PA-10
School Districts
Wayne Highlands
Region III
Wallenpaupack Area
County
Wayne
Magisterial District
Township
Texas
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
Eastern Daylight (EDT)
ZIP code
Area code
570
GNIS

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