Dallas is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 2,557 at the 2000 census. It was named for George Dallas, the vice president of James Polk. The local government describes the borough as the "heart" of The Back Mountain, a census-designated place consisting of Dallas, Kingston Twp, a part of Wyoming, West Wyoming, & Harveys Lake.

Geography

Dallas is located at 41°19′60″N, 75°58′0″W (41.333213, -75.966755)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), of which, 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (3.78%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,557 people, 1,031 households, and 715 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,116.9 people per square mile (431.1/km²). There were 1,094 housing units at an average density of 477.8/sq mi (184.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.97% White, 0.47% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 1,031 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96.

Population

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

Income

The median income for a household in the borough was $48,696, and the median income for a family was $57,344. Males had a median income of $41,500 versus $25,571 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,466. About 3.5% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

The Dallas School District contains four schools include, Dallas Elementary School, one of the two elementary schools located on the "campus" along Conyngham Avenue. Gerald J. Wycallis Elementary School was constructed in 1999, and is the newest school in the district. The next school on Conyngham Avenue is Dallas Middle School, renovated to prestige in 2001, it contains a Natatorium for multi-use public and private swimming. The Dallas Senior High School located at "the top of the hill" currently has around 880+ students. The High School has won several state championships (football '93, girl's cross country '03 and '05, and girl's soccer '07). Also serving Dallas and the surrounding community is the parochial school Gate of Heaven Elementary and Middle School.

Dining and Shopping

While not a huge shopping area, Dallas has seen many new businesses move into the area. A Walgreens recently opened in late July of 2007. In addition, a strip mall of five stores, including only a Dunkin Donuts and a Quizno's Subs thus far, the others unknown, was also built along with Walgreens. A Starbucks has also been recently constructed near McDonald's. A Kabota tractor store has been built within the past year near the Country Club Shopping Center. There are currently 2 "major" strip malls in Dallas, along with smaller ones as well. The Dallas Shopping Center consists of several stores- A beer distributor, Ye Olde Clock Shoppe, Non-Buffet Chinese Restaurant, Male hair salon, Hallmark store, and a few more. Frequently small businesses attempt to move in to empty space, but wind up closing within a year. The five previously mentioned stores have been there the longest. The Country Club Shopping Center is the smaller of the two, and consists of a BiLo food mart, Januzzi's Pizza, Radio Shack, Movie Gallery, Credit Union, and hair salon. Restaurants in Dallas are Friendly's, which is located at the "Heart" of Dallas adjacent to the Dallas Shopping Center; a brand new Quizno's next to Walgreens; Lake Street Cafe, Pickett's Charge, on Lake Street in the town of Dallas; J&J Deli; Domino's Pizza, and Three Guys Pizza to name a few. Dallas is also bordered to the north by Harvey's Lake, which has a Grotto Pizza, also popular in Wilkes-Barre and Rehobeth Beach, Delaware.

Famous Residents

• Greg Manusky - Played 12 years in NFL w/Washington, Minnesota, Kansas City Currently the Defensive Coordinator of the 49ers
• Greg Skrepenak - Played in NFL, now current County Commissioner.
• See Kingston Township, Pennsylvania article for Hugo Selenski.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Region Commuter Club Forums and Directories

• Dallas, Pennsylvania is at coordinates 41°19′60″N 75°58′00″W / 41.333213, -75.966755 (Dallas, Pennsylvania)Coordinates: 41°19′60″N 75°58′00″W / 41.333213, -75.966755 (Dallas, Pennsylvania)

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