Eastlawn Gardens, Pennsylvania

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Eastlawn Gardens
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Northampton
Area	1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
- land	1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
- water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²), 2.35%
Center
- coordinates	40°44′57″N 75°17′55″W / 40.74917, -75.29861Coordinates: 40°44′57″N 75°17′55″W / 40.74917, -75.29861
- elevation	469 ft (143 m)
Population	2,832 (2000)
Density	1,709.6 /sq mi (660.1 /km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610
Location of Eastlawn Gardens in Northampton County
Location of Eastlawn Gardens in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Eastlawn Gardens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Eastlawn Gardens is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.

The population of Eastlawn Gardens was 2,832 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Public education
4 References

[edit] Geography

Eastlawn Gardens is located at 40°44′57″N, 75°17′55″W (40.749065, -75.298750)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.20%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,832 people, 1,010 households, and 804 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,709.6 people per square mile (658.7/km²). There were 1,028 housing units at an average density of 620.6/sq mi (239.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.81% White, 0.28% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.74% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 1,010 households out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,855, and the median income for a family was $62,969. Males had a median income of $43,688 versus $27,276 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,985. About 0.8% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Public education

The community is served by the Nazareth Area School District.

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Northampton County, Pennsylvania

County seat: Easton

Cities	Bethlehem \| Easton

Boroughs	Bangor \| Bath \| Chapman \| East Bangor \| Freemansburg \| Glendon \| Hellertown \| Nazareth \| North Catasauqua \| Northampton \| Pen Argyl \| Portland \| Roseto \| Stockertown \| Tatamy \| Walnutport \| West Easton \| Wilson \| Wind Gap

Townships	Allen \| Bethlehem \| Bushkill \| East Allen \| Forks \| Hanover \| Lehigh \| Lower Mount Bethel \| Lower Nazareth \| Lower Saucon \| Moore \| Palmer \| Plainfield \| Upper Mount Bethel \| Upper Nazareth \| Washington \| Williams

CDPs	Belfast \| Eastlawn Gardens \| Middletown \| Old Orchard \| Palmer Heights

Communities	Martins Creek