Solebury Township, Pennsylvania
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| Solebury Township | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Area | 27.2 sq mi (70.4 km²) |
| - land | 26.6 sq mi (68.9 km²) |
| - water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²), 2.21% |
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| - coordinates | Coordinates: |
| - elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Population | 7,743 (2000) |
| Density | 290.6 /sq mi (112.2 /km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 215 |
 Location of Solebury Township in Bucks County
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| Website : http://www.soleburytwp.org | |
Solebury Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,743 at the 2000 census.
The Solebury School is located in the township, off U.S. Route 202.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.2 square miles (70.6 km²), of which, 26.6 square miles (69.0 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (2.20%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 7,743 people, 3,053 households, and 2,170 families residing in the township. The population density was 290.6 people per square mile (112.2/km²). There were 3,207 housing units at an average density of 120.4/sq mi (46.5/km²).
The racial makeup of the township was:
- 97.12% White
- 0.63% African American
- 0.19% Native American
- 0.85% Asian
- 0.09% Pacific Islander
- 0.35% from other races
- 0.76% from two or more races
- 1.45% Hispanic or Latino
There are 3,053 households:
- 30.4% contain children under the age of 18
- 63.9% are married couples living together
- 5.1% have a female householder with no husband present
- 28.9% were non-families.
- 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals
- 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.94.
Solebury contains citizens of different ages
- 22.0% under the age of 18
- 4.1% from 18 to 24
- 25.8% from 25 to 44
- 36.5% from 45 to 64
- 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $89,005, and the median income for a family was $103,566. Males had a median income of $71,176 versus $42,361 for females. The per capita income for the township was $52,985. About 1.7% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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