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Of the 350,722 citizens living in Westmoreland County in 2020, 98 percent said they were only one race, while two percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

41.5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Deer Lake

41.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Deer Lake in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Census Bureau: 81.7 percent of people in Westmoreland County were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 350,722 citizens living in Westmoreland County in 2020, 286,425 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Census Bureau reports Cressona population was 1,572 in 2019

Cressona had a population of 1,572 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Coal Region News.

Census Bureau: More men than women in Orwigsburg in 2019

Of the 2,974 people living in Orwigsburg in 2019, 49.6 percent (1,476) were women and 50.4 percent (1,498) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Coal Region News.

Census Bureau: 82.3 percent of people in Weissport East were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 1,252 citizens living in Weissport East in 2020, 1,030 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Census Bureau: 1.5% of people in Weissport East identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 1,252 citizens living in Weissport East in 2020, 98.5 percent said they were only one race, while 1.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Census Bureau reports Coaldale population was 123 in 2019

Coaldale had a population of 123 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Coal Region News.

Census Bureau: More men than women in Orwin in 2019

Of the 292 people living in Orwin in 2019, 39.4 percent (115) were women and 60.6 percent (177) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Coal Region News.

30.3 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Gordon

30.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Gordon in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Census Bureau: 3.8% of people in Weissport identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 474 citizens living in Weissport in 2020, 96.2 percent said they were only one race, while 3.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Census Bureau: 69.8 percent of people in Weissport were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 474 citizens living in Weissport in 2020, 331 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Lebanon VAMC facility in Pottsville scheduled 1,806 medical appointments in August 2020

The Lebanon VA Medical Center, subsidiary 595GF in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, scheduled 1,806 pending appointments during the period ending September 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

42.8 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake Wynonah

42.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake Wynonah in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Census Bureau: More women than men in Palmerton in 2019

Of the 5,313 people living in Palmerton in 2019, 55.1 percent (2,929) were women and 44.9 percent (2,384) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Coal Region News.

Census Bureau reports Carbon County population was 63,887 in 2019

Carbon County had a population of 63,887 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Coal Region News.

Pennsylvania reports $519 million in miscellaneous tax revenues in Q4 2020