Flying Hills, Pennsylvania

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Flying Hills
Census-designated place
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Berks
Township Cumru
Area 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
 - land 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
 - water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
Center
 - coordinates 40°16′45″N 75°55′03″W / 40.27917, -75.9175Coordinates: 40°16′45″N 75°55′03″W / 40.27917, -75.9175
 - elevation 410 ft (125 m)
Population 1,191 (2000)
Density 3,887.3 /sq mi (1,500.9 /km²)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code 610
Location of Flying Hills in Pennsylvania
Location of Flying Hills in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Flying Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,191 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Flying Hills is located at 40°16′45″N, 75°55′3″W (40.279217, -75.917414)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,191 people, 592 households, and 333 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,887.3 people per square mile (1,483.4/km²). There were 610 housing units at an average density of 1,991.0/sq mi (759.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.05% White, 1.60% African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.27% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 592 households out of which 18.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.55.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 15.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $59,596, and the median income for a family was $86,200. Males had a median income of $55,682 versus $38,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $36,822. About 0.9% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.


[edit] References

  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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