Trooper, Pennsylvania
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Trooper is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,061 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
Trooper is located at (40.148845, -75.397170)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 6,061 people, 2,056 households, and 1,655 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 983.3/km² (2,546.9/mi²). There were 2,107 housing units at an average density of 341.8/km² (885.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.80% White, 1.30% African American, 0.23% Native American, 5.63% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.
There were 2,056 households out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $69,722, and the median income for a family was $74,154. Males had a median income of $52,263 versus $34,311 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,268. About 3.3% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
Trooper is the location of legendary Visitation B.V.M. School.
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