Lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania
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Lower Providence Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 22,390 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.3 km² (15.6 mi²). 39.8 km² (15.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.29%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 22,390 people, 7,446 households, and 5,606 families residing in the township. The population density was 563.2/km² (1,458.8/mi²). There were 7,690 housing units at an average density of 193.4/km² (501.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 86.26% White, 7.25% African American, 0.11% Native American, 4.67% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population.
There were 7,446 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $66,250, and the median income for a family was $74,902. Males had a median income of $47,489 versus $35,896 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,186. About 2.9% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
