From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Highland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Highland Township, Chester County, Pennsylva-
nia
Coordinates: 39°56′16″N 75°54′00″W / 39.93778°N 75.9°W
/ 39.93778; -75.9
Geography
Highland Township According to the United States Census Bureau, the town-
Township ship has a total area of 17.2 square miles (45 km2), all of it
land.
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Chester Demographics
Elevation 607 ft (185 m) Historical populations
Coordinates 39°56′16″N 75°54′00″W / 39.93778°N 75.9°W Census Pop. %±
/ 39.93778; -75.9
1930 792 —
Area 17.2 sq mi (44.5 km2) 1940 827 4.4%
- land 17.2 sq mi (45 km2) 1950 904 9.3%
- water 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
1960 1,029 13.8%
Population 1,272 (2010) 1970 1,248 21.3%
Density 74.0 / sq mi (28.6 / km2)
1980 1,244 −0.3%
Timezone EST (UTC-5) 1990 1,199 −3.6%
- summer EDT (UTC-4) 2000 1,125 −6.2%
(DST)
2010 1,272 13.1%
Area code 610
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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,125 people, 433
households, and 323 families residing in the township.
The population density was 65.3 people per square mile
(25.2/km²). There were 459 housing units at an average
density of 26.7/sq mi (10.3/km²). The racial makeup of
the township was 93.24% White, 4.89% African American,
0.44% Asian, 0.89% from other races, and 0.53% from two
or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.04%
of the population.
Location of Highland Township in Pennsylvania There were 433 households out of which 28.4% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were
married couples living together, 8.3% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were
non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of in-
dividuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65
years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60
and the average family size was 3.02.
In the township the population was spread out with
22.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from
25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For
every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100
Highland Township is a township in Chester County, females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,272 at The median income for a household in the township
the 2010 census. was $55,500, and the median income for a family was
$61,875. Males had a median income of $39,318 versus
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$30,114 for females. The per capita income for the town-
ship was $24,113. About 3.9% of families and 6.1% of the
References
population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% [1] "American FactFinder". United States Census
of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over. Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
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