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It is located in the Sto-Rox school district, which educates the children of McKees Rocks and neighboring Stowe Township. The borough derives its name from Alexander McKee, to whom a 1,300 acre (5.3 km&2) tract of land was given in 1764, and from a rocky projection into the river at this place. GEOGRAPHY McKees Rocks is located at 40°28'13" North, 80°3'49" West (40.470218, -80.063674). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 2.9 Km&2 (1.1 Mi&2 ). 2.7 km&2 (1.0 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 6.31% water. McKees Rocks is made up of several neighborhoods, such as West Park, Norwood, Preston, Meyers Ridge, and "The Bottoms". DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 6,622 people, 2,905 households, and 1,652 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 2,458.4/km&2 (6,377.5/mi&2). There were 3,402 housing units at an average density of 1,263.0/km&2 (3,276.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 82.71% White , 14.06% African American , 0.26% Native American , 0.68% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.41% from Other Races , and 1.86% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,905 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.4% were Married Couples living together, 21.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.96. In the borough the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $22,278, and the median income for a family was $29,063. Males had a median income of $25,872 versus $23,402 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $13,858. 25.3% of the population and 20.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 38.8% of those under the age of 18 and 17.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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