Friedensburg | |
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CDP | |
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Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 40°36′16″N 76°13′48″W / 40.60444°N 76.23000°WCoordinates: 40°36′16″N 76°13′48″W / 40.60444°N 76.23000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Schuylkill |
Area | |
• Total | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
• Land | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 828 |
• Density | 520/sq mi (200/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 17933 |
Area code(s) | 570 - Exchange: 739 |
Friedensburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 828 at the 2000 census.
Friedensburg is located at 40°36′16″N 76°13′48″W / 40.60444°N 76.23000°W (40.604343, -76.229900).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 828 people, 375 households, and 241 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 527.2 people per square mile (203.6/km²). There were 414 housing units at an average density of 263.6/sq mi (101.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.52% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.
There were 375 households out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.70.