Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
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Willow Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles north of Philadelphia. The population was 16,234 at the 2000 census. It is the home of the Naval Air Station Willow Grove. Willow Grove was once best known for Willow Grove Park, a popular amusement park that was open from 1896 to 1976. http://apnostalgia.crosswinds.net/willowgr.html
Geography
Willow Grove is located at (40.146109, -75.116641)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.4 km² (3.6 mi²). 9.4 km² (3.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.28% is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 16,234 people, 6,389 households, and 4,255 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,731.5/km² (4,485.7/mi²). There were 6,582 housing units at an average density of 702.0/km² (1,818.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.57% White, 6.58% African American, 0.09% Native American, 3.06% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population.There were 6,389 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,378, and the median income for a family was $62,163. Males had a median income of $40,393 versus $32,451 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,740. About 2.8% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
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