Red Hill, Pennsylvania
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Red Hill is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,196 at the 2000 census.
It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District.
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[edit] Geography
Red Hill is located at (40.376288, -75.484308)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,196 people, 899 households, and 576 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,177.6/km² (3,046.0/mi²). There were 944 housing units at an average density of 506.2/km² (1,309.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.81% White, 0.32% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population.
There were 899 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $45,313, and the median income for a family was $58,529. Males had a median income of $35,857 versus $26,295 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,633. About 3.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Politics and government
Red Hill has a city manager form of government with a mayor and borough council.
The borough is part of the Fifteenth Congressional District (represented by Rep. Charlie Dent), Pennsylvania's 147th Representative District (represented by Rep. Raymond Bunt) and the 24th State Senate District (represented by Sen. Robert Wonderling).
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