A town is the birthplace of Baseball Hall of Famer Lefty Grove.

History

A number 1 non-Native American settlers in the late 18th century were explorers, hunters and farmers. List of a bit of of the number one settlers were Dyestuff, Duckworth, Green, Fazenbaker, Grove, VanBuskirk, Knapp & Miller. A number one stone home built inside 1797 in Knapps Meadow just north of Lonaconing was owned by Samuel VanBuskirk. A home however stands when of 2005.

Geography
Lonaconing is placed at 39°33'54" North, 78°58'46" West (39.564884, -78.979312).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the number metropolitan area of One.One km² (0.4 mi²). Unity.Single kilometre² (Cypher.Quatern mi²) of these are l& and none of these are covered by water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 1,205 people, 482 menage, & 290 families living in the town. A population density is 1,107.7/km² (2,875.8/mi²). There are 559 housing units at an typical density of 513.9/km² (1,334.1/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 98.67% White, 0.66% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Nought.50% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 482 home away from which Xxviii.0% use youngsters under a age of Xviii swallow the two, 46.9% come married couples living together, 10.0% have a female homeowner sustaining there is no married man present, & 39.8% come non-families. 36.1% of tons house come mass produced higher of souls & Xxi.8% develop somebody residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Two.37 & a typical personal size is Ternary.Fifteen.

In a town the people is spread retired by owning Xxiii.9% under a age of Xviii, Viii.1% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxv.9% from either 25 to 44, Xix.5% from either 45 to 64, & Twenty-two.6% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 38 years. For each Century females there are 83.Septenary males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & concluded, there are 75.Cipher males.

the median income for a personal in the town is $27,434, & the median income for a family is $37,083. Males have a median income of $27,315 versus $19,423 for females. A per capita income for the town is $13,890. Nineteen.6% of the people & Twelve.8% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a number people, Thirty.3% of people under a age of 18 & 17.7% of victims 65 & older come residing beneath a poverty level.