Pringle

• Official Name — Pringle, Pennsylvania • Settlement Type — Borough • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Pennsylvania • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Luzerne • Government Type — Borough Council • Leader Title — Mayor • Established Title — Settled • Established Title1 — Incorporated • Established Date1 — 1914 • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 1.19 • Area Land Km2 — 1.19 • Area Water Km2 — 0.00 • Area Total Sq Mi — 0.46 • Area Land Sq Mi — 0.46 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.00 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 893 • Population Density Km2 — 749.85 • Population Density Sq Mi — 1941.30 • Timezone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Timezone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Postal Code Type — Zip code • Area Code — 570 • Website — www.pringlepa.us • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 42-62712

Pringle was incorporated as a borough on January 17, 1914; it was named in honor of Thomas Pringle.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 km2, all land.

At the 2000 census there were nine hundred and ninety-one people, four hundred and thirty-two households, and two hundred eighty families in the borough. The population density was 2,130.5 PD/sqmi. There were four hundred and fifty-nine housing units at an average density of 986.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.90% White, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01%. There were four hundred and thirty-two households; 23.8% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 32.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% were one-person households with residents aged sixty-five or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89. The age distribution was 19.7% under the age of eighteen, 6.7% from eighteen to twenty-four, 25.9% from twenty-five to forty-four, 26.8% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 20.9% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was forty-four years. For every one hundred females there were 93.9 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 91.3 males. The median household income was $31,793 and the median family income was $43,750. Males had a median income of $26,801 versus $23,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,108. Roughly 8.0% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age eighteen and 10.8% of those aged sixty-five or over.

Pringle is part of the Wyoming Valley West School District. The borough is home to the West Side Career and Technology Center.

• Illustration — Pringle municipal building • Illustration — West Side Career and Technology Center in Pringle