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In 1800 , an English settler from Rhode Island named Asa Mann cleared a large amount of forest, and in 1804 laid out the plan for a town on this estate—Mann's field. The borough was incorporated in 1857 . In the same year, the Mansfield Classical Seminary was founded, which became a state Normal School in 1862 and is today Mansfield University Of Pennsylvania . Mansfield claims to be the place where the first night Football game was played under Electric Light s, on September 28 , 1892 . It sponsors an annual festival which celebrates the 1890s . The number of people living here in 1900 amounted to 1,847, and in 1910 , 1,654. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 3,411. As of 2004 , the borough had a population of 3,463 GEOGRAPHY Mansfield is located at 41°48'27" North, 77°4'42" West (41.807383, -77.078409). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 4.9 Km&2 (1.9 Mi&2 ). 4.9 km&2 (1.9 mi&2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 3,411 people, 957 households, and 467 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 700.5/km&2 (1,815.2/mi&2). There were 1,012 housing units at an average density of 207.8/km&2 (538.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.35% White , 4.16% African American , 0.32% Native American , 0.76% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.38% from Other Races , and 1.03% from two or more races. 1.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 957 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6% were Married Couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.2% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% 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 2.83. In the borough the population was spread out with 13.1% under the age of 18, 50.2% from 18 to 24, 15.3% from 25 to 44, 12.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $39,420. Males had a median income of $26,858 versus $18,693 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $11,042. 26.7% of the population and 10.0% of families were below the Poverty Line . 18.7% of those under the age of 18 and 10.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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