Laporte, Pennsylvania

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Laporte is a borough and the county seat of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 320 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">Template:Cite web</ref> It is the county seat of Sullivan County.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> Laporte is surrounded by Laporte Township. It was named for John Laporte. It is the smallest county seat in Pennsylvania by population (as of the 2000 Census),<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and in 1969 was one of the two smallest in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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Overlooking Laporte at Sunset in June 2019

History

The Pennsylvania Guide, compiled by the Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration, described Laporte in 1940 as:<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Blockquote The Sullivan County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (12.50%) is water. Within the borough lies Lake Mokoma.

Climate

Laporte has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers and cold, snowy winters.

Demographics

Template:Stack At the 2010 census,<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> there were 316 people, 109 households, and 67 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 251 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.9% Native American, and 0.3% Asian. Hispanics or Latinos of any race makes up 0.9% of the borough population.

Of the 109 households, 14.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 34.9% of households were one person, and 22% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.54.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 8.5% under the age of 18, 49.1% from 18 to 64, and 42.4% 65 or older. The median age was 61.7 years.

The median household income was $43,750 and the median family income was $52,500. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $25,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,762. About 3.6% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.