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Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Northampton
Area
• Total	0.62 sq mi (1.60 km²)
• Land	0.61 sq mi (1.59 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation	230 ft (70 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	440
• Estimate (2019)	358
• Density	582.11/sq mi (224.68/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	18042
Area codes	610 and 484
FIPS code	42-29568

Glendon is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Glendon is located in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area.

The population of Glendon was 440 at the 2010 census.

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Geography

Glendon is located at 40°39′44″N 75°14′9″W / 40.66222°N 75.23583°W / 40.66222; -75.23583 (40.662152, -75.235758).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	707	—
1880	982	38.9%
1890	907	−7.6%
1900	704	−22.4%
1910	823	16.9%
1920	715	−13.1%
1930	615	−14.0%
1940	552	−10.2%
1950	601	8.9%
1960	555	−7.7%
1970	637	14.8%
1980	354	−44.4%
1990	391	10.5%
2000	367	−6.1%
2010	440	19.9%
2019 (est.)	358	−18.6%
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As of the census of 2000, there were 367 people, 139 households, and 98 families residing in the borough. The population density was 573.7 people per square mile (221.4/km²). There were 150 housing units at an average density of 234.5 per square mile (90.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.64% White, 0.82% African American, 1.36% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.18% of the population.

There were 139 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $42,969, and the median income for a family was $45,417. Males had a median income of $37,813 versus $33,375 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,593. About 12.9% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.