Sandy Ridge, Pennsylvania Explained

Sandy Ridge, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Sandy
Ridge
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:Centre
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Rush
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:1.65
Area Land Km2:1.65
Area Water Km2:0.0
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:407
Population Density Km2:246.7
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1850
Coordinates:40.8119°N -78.2322°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:16677
Area Code:814
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-67872
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1186955

Sandy Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 407 at the 2010 census.[1]

Geography

Sandy Ridge is located in Pennsylvania, at 40.8119°N -78.2322°W (40.811904, -78.232142),[2] southwest of the center of Rush Township. It sits at an elevation of 1800to, 3miles northwest of the physical Sandy Ridge, the 2500adj=midNaNadj=mid local expression of the Allegheny Front.

Pennsylvania Route 970 passes through the community, leading northwest 4miles to Osceola Mills on Moshannon Creek in Clearfield County. Pennsylvania Route 350 forms the eastern edge of the community, leading north 6miles to Philipsburg (also on Moshannon Creek) and south over the Allegheny Front 9miles to Interstate 99 at Bald Eagle.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sandy Ridge CDP has a total area of 1.65km2, all of it land.[1]

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 407 people, 170 households, and 129 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 620.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 194 housing units at an average density of 295.6/sq mi (114.2/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.8% White and 0.2% other.

There were 170 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,406, and the median income for a family was $79,500. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,197. None of the families and 2.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

  1. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Sandy Ridge CDP, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. April 21, 2015. https://archive.today/20150422003112/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4267872. April 22, 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.