Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
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| Plymouth Meeting | |
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| Census-designated place | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Townships | Plymouth, Whitemarsh |
| Area | 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²) |
| - land | 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0% |
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| - coordinates | Coordinates: |
| - elevation | 184 ft (56.1 m) |
| Population | 5,593 (2000) |
| Density | 1,478.8 /sq mi (571 /km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
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Plymouth Meeting is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,593 at the 2000 census. It is home to the Colonial School District as well as the Plymouth Meeting Mall.
[edit] Geography
Plymouth Meeting is located at (40.108545, -75.282378)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 5,593 people, 2,215 households, and 1,557 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,478.8 people per square mile (571.3/km²). There were 2,285 housing units at an average density of 604.2/sq mi (233.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.34% White, 3.40% African American, 0.09% Native American, 6.29% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.
There were 2,215 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,601, and the median income for a family was $71,585. Males had a median income of $50,813 versus $38,906 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,254. About 3.0% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
