Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania
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Fountain Hill is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Fountain Hill is a suburb of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
The population of the borough was 4,614 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Fountain Hill is located at (40.601698, -75.396357)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.41% is water. The Borough is approximately 450 acres, predominantly residential in character, with approximately 1,754 dwelling units.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,614 people, 1,911 households, and 1,125 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,509.1/km² (6,542.8/mi²). There were 2,029 housing units at an average density of 1,103.4/km² (2,877.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 86.84% White, 3.81% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 6.00% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.73% of the population.
There were 1,911 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $40,318, and the median income for a family was $46,336. Males had a median income of $34,808 versus $26,537 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,508. About 7.5% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Public education
Fountain Hill is part of the Bethlehem Area School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Notable residents
- Stephen Vincent Benét, author
[edit] External links
- Borough of Fountain Hill Official Web Site.
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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Municipalities and Communities of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Allentown) |
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| Cities | Allentown | Bethlehem |
| Boroughs | Alburtis | Catasauqua | Coopersburg | Coplay | Emmaus | Fountain Hill | Macungie | Slatington |
| Townships | Hanover | Heidelberg | Lower Macungie | Lower Milford | Lowhill | Lynn | North Whitehall | Salisbury | South Whitehall | Upper Macungie | Upper Milford | Upper Saucon | Washington | Weisenberg | Whitehall |
| Communities and CDPs | Ancient Oaks | Fullerton | Hokendauqua | Schnecksville |
