Guilford, Pennsylvania Explained

Guilford, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Guilford
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Franklin
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Guilford, Greene
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.01
Area Land Km2:4.01
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.55
Area Land Sq Mi:1.55
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2923
Population Density Sq Mi:1887.02
Population Density Km2:728.45
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:774
Coordinates:39.9172°N -77.5994°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:17202[3]
Area Code:717
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-31716
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2389887

Guilford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,923 at the 2020 census.[4]

Geography

Guilford is located in eastern Franklin County primarily in Guilford Township, but a portion extends north into Greene Township. The area is also known as Guilford Hills.

U.S. Route 30 passes through the community, leading east 2miles to Fayetteville and west 4miles to Chambersburg, the county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4km2, all land.[5]

Demographics

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,835 people, 731 households, and 595 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1467sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 751 housing units at an average density of 600.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.42% White, 1.80% African American, 1.09% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 731 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.8% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,594, and the median income for a family was $62,978. Males had a median income of $44,583 versus $32,132 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,723. None of the families and 2.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 7.3% of those over 64.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Guilford PA ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. May 13, 2023.
  4. https://data.census.gov/all?q=Guilford+CDP,+Pennsylvania
  5. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Guilford CDP, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. August 12, 2016. https://archive.today/20200213083310/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4231716. February 13, 2020. dead.
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.