Newell, Pennsylvania
Newell is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 541 at the 2010 census. The town is served by the Frazier School District. Geography. Newell is located at (40.074689, -79.896984). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (19.48%) is water. Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods. Newell has only one land border with Jefferson Township to the east. Across the Monongahela River in Washington County, Newell runs adjacent with (from north to south) Elco, California, Coal Center and another segment of California. Demographics. As  of the census of 2010, there were 541 people and 241 households. As reported in the 2000 census, there were 162 families residing in the borough. The population density was 892.6 people per square mile (343.1/km). There were 232 housing units at an average density of 375.8 per square mile (144.5/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.82% White and 0.18% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population. There were 222 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living  together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.91. In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100  females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $33,988, and the median income for a family was $41,477. Males had a median income of $38,611 versus $20,556 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,592. About 3.0% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.