Meadowood, Pennsylvania Explained

Meadowood, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Meadowood
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:Butler
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Butler
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.09
Area Land Km2:4.06
Area Water Km2:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2729
Population Density Sq Mi:1742.66
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1300
Coordinates:40.8469°N -79.8944°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-48336
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:1.58
Area Land Sq Mi:1.57
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population Density Km2:672.69

Meadowood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,693 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

Meadowood is located on heights south of the city of Butler at 40.8469°N -79.8944°W (40.846949, −79.894440),[4] within Butler Township. It is bordered to the southwest by the CDP of Oak Hills. The northwest edge of the CDP is formed by Connoquenessing Creek, flowing out of Butler on its way to the Beaver River.

Pennsylvania Route 356 passes through the CDP, leading north into downtown Butler and southeast to Freeport on the Allegheny River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.1km2, of which 0.03km2, or 0.82%, is water.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2000 census,[5] there were 2,912 people, 1,100 households, and 799 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1881.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,130 housing units at an average density of 730sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.73% White, 0.72% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.21% Asian, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population.

There were 1,100 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,004, and the median income for a family was $53,536. Males had a median income of $42,422 versus $23,387 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,616. About 2.2% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The school district is Butler Area School District.[6] Butler Area Intermediate High School and Butler Area Senior High School are the district's comprehensive secondary schools.

Notes and 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. October 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Meadowood CDP, Pennsylvania. https://archive.today/20200212201025/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4248336. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. April 2, 2014.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Butler County, PA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-07-15. - Text list