Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania
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| Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Cumberland |
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| Incorporated | |
| Government | |
| - Type | Borough Council |
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| Area | |
| - Total | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,925 |
| - Density | 1,276.8/sq mi (493/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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| Area code(s) | 717 |
Mount Holly Springs is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,925 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Mount Holly Springs is located at (40.116063, -77.186751)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.0 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.21%) is water.
The water comes from a creek that runs through the town known as Mountain Creek. It is a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,925 people, 836 households, and 541 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,276.8 people per square mile (492.2/km²). There were 926 housing units at an average density of 614.2/sq mi (236.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.82% White, 0.88% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 836 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $40,625, and the median income for a family was $48,333. Males had a median income of $33,731 versus $25,262 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,229. About 5.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Points of Interest
- Amelia S. Givin Library, an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, housing a collection of the spiral fretwork patented by Moses Y. Ransom. [1] on September 15, 1885.
- Sid Bream played first base in Major League Baseball. He was born in Mount Holly and is a Native Resident.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania is at coordinates Coordinates:
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