Grier City-Park Crest, Pennsylvania Explained

Grier City-Park Crest
Settlement Type:Former CDP
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.8192°N -76.0581°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Schuylkill
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:954
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:18214
Area Code:570
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Grier City-Park Crest was a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The population was 954 at the 2000 census. For the 2010 census the area was split into two CDPs, Grier City and Park Crest.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 1.7sqmi, of which 1.7sqmi was land and 0.04sqmi, or 1.16%, was water.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 954 people, 381 households, and 283 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 555.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 413 housing units at an average density of 240.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.79% White and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 381 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,574, and the median income for a family was $47,045. Males had a median income of $35,435 versus $21,944 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,443. About 9.9% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .