Christiana, Pennsylvania
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christiana is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,124 at the 2000 census.
Contents |
[edit] Geography
Christiana is located at (39.955262, -75.996208)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,124 people, 383 households, and 284 families residing in the borough. The population density was 818.8/km² (2,121.6/mi²). There were 391 housing units at an average density of 284.8/km² (738.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.09% White, 1.87% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.27% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. 4.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 383 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $48,333, and the median income for a family was $50,583. Males had a median income of $35,125 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,764. About 3.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
In 1851, Christiana was the site of the Christiana riot, in which the local residents defended a fugitive slave. The resulting trial resulted in the first nationally-covered challenge to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.
[edit] Education
The borough is served by the Octorara Area School District.
[edit] External links
- Borough of Christiana
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
