Lime Ridge, Pennsylvania

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Lime Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 951 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Lime Ridge is located at 41°1′40″N, 76°20′51″W (41.027696, -76.347514)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (16.99%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 951 people, 404 households, and 273 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 289.1/km² (747.5/mi²). There were 431 housing units at an average density of 131.0/km² (338.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.05% White, 0.11% African American, 0.11% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.

There were 404 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% 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 2.82.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,324, and the median income for a family was $41,298. Males had a median income of $30,403 versus $21,985 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,489. About 3.9% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

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