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We would like to provide the residents of  Bangor  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Bangor Home page. The Bangor Home page provides as much information as possible on Bangor. Knowing Bangor’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Bangor’s Home page, you will also find Bangor’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Bangor has a population of 5229. 44.1% of Bangor’s inhabitants are Male, and 55.9 are female. 48.8% of Bangor is married and 52.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $151,684, and the average rent is $964. Household median income in Bangor is $53,006, and the individual median income is $25,104. Bangor’s Ethnic is the following: White(92.8%), Hispanic(8.2%), Multiple(6%), Other(1.2%).


The borough was settled about 1760 and first incorporated in 1875. The founder and first Chief Burgess of Bangor was Robert M. Jones, an emigrant from Bangor, Wales. He was the prime mover in the establishment of the slate industry in Northampton County. Slate quarries pepper the area, but only a few are still functioning.


A life-sized statue of him, dedicated on September 24, 1914, remains in the town center. Indeed, if one visits Bangor, Wales it is clearly visible that the Welsh heritage made its way to Bangor, Pennsylvania, whose stone walls, square gardens, and flowers and greenery mirror those of its Welsh namesake.


Around Bangor one can also see piles of slate residue and shale reminiscent of the area around Bethesda, Wales.The population of Bangor was 2,509 in 1890; 4,106 in 1900; 5,369 in 1910; and 5,687 in 1940. The population was 5,273 at the 2010 census. The Bridge in Bangor Borough and Real Estate Building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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