Stewartstown, Pennsylvania

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Stewartstown
Coordinates: 39°45′N, 76°35′W
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
Founded 1767
Area
 - Town 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km²)
Elevation 870.1 ft (265.2 m)
Population (2000 census)
 - Town 1,752
Website: http://www.stewartstown.org

Stewartstown is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,752 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] General Information

  • ZIP code: 17363
  • Area code: 717
  • Local phone code: 993

[edit] Geography

Stewartstown is located at 39°45′15″N, 76°35′35″W (39.754106, -76.593181).GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,752 people, 678 households, and 513 families residing in the borough. The population density was 805.3/km² (2,091.9/mi²). There were 718 housing units at an average density of 330.0/km² (857.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.69% White, 1.60% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.

There were 678 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the borough the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $50,000, and the median income for a family was $54,891. Males had a median income of $41,643 versus $28,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $22,095. About 2.9% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

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