Spring City, Pennsylvania
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| Borough of Spring City | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Area | 0.8 mi² (2.1 km²) |
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| - elevation | 184 ft (56.1 m) |
| Population | 3,305 (2000) |
| Density | 4,321.9 /mi² (1,668.7 /km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
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| Website : http://www.springcitypa.net | |
Spring City is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,305 at the 2000 census. Spring City is a member of the Spring-Ford Area School District. Spring City also is a member of the Owen J. Roberts School District.
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[edit] Features
Spring City is home to the now-abandoned asylum Pennhurst. It is also home to the original of the George's Music music store chain.
[edit] Geography
Spring City is located at (40.177866, -75.549828).GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (7.32%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,305 people, 1,412 households, and 835 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,679.0/km² (4,321.9/mi²). There were 1,508 housing units at an average density of 766.1/km² (1,972.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.25% White, 1.94% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 1,412 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $40,601, and the median income for a family was $52,292. Males had a median income of $36,866 versus $27,054 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,931. About 4.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
