| Colonial Park, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dauphin |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lower Paxton |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.06 |
| Area Land Km2: | 13.06 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 16243 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1243.84 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 500 |
| Coordinates: | 40.2989°N -76.8092°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 17109 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-15328 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1172233 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.04 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.04 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3221.54 |
Colonial Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,229 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the Harrisburg - Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. It uses the Harrisburg ZIP code of 17109[3] and hosts a great deal of the area's retail activity, including the Colonial Park Mall.
Colonial Park is located in the southwestern quadrant of Lower Paxton Township at 40.2989°N -76.8092°W (40.298789, -76.809067).[4] It is bordered to the northeast by Paxtonia and to the west by Progress. Interstate 83 forms the western boundary of the CDP. U.S. Route 22 (Jonestown Road) is the main highway through Colonial Park, leading west 5miles to downtown Harrisburg and east to Fredericksburg.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.3km2, all land.[2]
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 13,229 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.7% White, 14.9% Black, 0.1% Native American, 4.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from some other race and 2.8% from two or more races. 7.8% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 13,259 people, 6,134 households, and 3,477 families living in the CDP. The population density was 2825.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 6,484 housing units at an average density of 1381.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.19% White, 9.75% African American, 0.08% Native American, 3.84% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.52% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.12% of the population.
There were 6,134 households, out of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,562, and the median income for a family was $49,676. Males had a median income of $35,749 versus $28,631 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,436. About 4.7% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.