Lima, Pennsylvania

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Lima
Census-designated place
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Delaware
Township Middletown
Area 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
 - land 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
 - water 0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%
Center
 - coordinates 39°54′59″N 75°26′31″W / 39.91639, -75.44194Coordinates: 39°54′59″N 75°26′31″W / 39.91639, -75.44194
 - elevation 348 ft (106.1 m)
Population 3,225 (2000)
Density 2,221.7 /sq mi (857.8 /km²)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code 610
Location of Lima in Pennsylvania
Location of Lima in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Lima is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,225 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Lima is located at 39°54′59″N, 75°26′31″W (39.916523, -75.441902)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,225 people, 978 households, and 400 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,221.7 people per square mile (858.7/km²). There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of 691.0/sq mi (267.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.23% White, 4.53% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.99% Asian, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 978 households out of which 10.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 59.0% were non-families. 57.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 52.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.69 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 8.1% under the age of 18, 1.6% from 18 to 24, 8.0% from 25 to 44, 11.3% from 45 to 64, and 71.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 79 years. For every 100 females there were 48.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 43.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,948, and the median income for a family was $65,875. Males had a median income of $49,750 versus $40,804 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,908. About 1.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.1% 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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