New Paris, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Memorial and park in New Paris
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Coordinates: 40°06′27″N 78°38′40″W / 40.10750°N 78.64444°WCoordinates: 40°06′27″N 78°38′40″W / 40.10750°N 78.64444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bedford |
Settled | 1846 |
Incorporated | 1882 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough Council |
Area | |
• Total | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
• Land | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,650 ft (500 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 186 |
• Density | 3,224/sq mi (1,244.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Zip code | 15554 |
Area code(s) | 814 |
New Paris is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 186 at the 2010 census.
This borough was first settled in 1846 by William Blackburn and was named in 1851. New Paris was officially incorporated as a borough on September 7, 1882.
New Paris is located in western Bedford County at 40°6′27″N 78°38′40″W / 40.10750°N 78.64444°W (40.107564, -78.644470), northwest of Bedford, north of Schellsburg and east-northeast of Somerset. It lies on the west side of Chestnut Ridge.
Pennsylvania Route 96 (Cortland Road) runs through the town, leading south 4.6 miles (7.4 km) to Schellsburg and U.S. Route 30, and north 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to Pleasantville and Pennsylvania Route 56.
According to the United States Census Bureau, New Paris has a total area of 0.058 square miles (0.15 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 214 people, 79 households, and 62 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,158.3 people per square mile (1,652.5/km²). There were 84 housing units at an average density of 1,632.2 per square mile (648.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.53% White and 0.47% Asian.