East Caln Township, Pennsylvania
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East Caln Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,857 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²). 9.4 km² (3.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.63%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,857 people, 1,205 households, and 771 families residing in the township. The population density was 303.9/km² (786.6/mi²). There were 1,276 housing units at an average density of 135.7/km² (351.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 87.75% White, 6.16% African American, 0.35% Native American, 4.03% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.
There were 1,205 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $65,000, and the median income for a family was $78,108. Males had a median income of $52,344 versus $35,329 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,430. About 2.0% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.
