East Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania
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| East Pikeland Township | |
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| Township | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Area | 8.9 mi² (23.1 km²) |
| - land | 8.8 mi² (22.8 km²) |
| - water | 0.1 mi² (0.3 km²) |
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| - elevation | 236 ft (71.9 m) |
| Population | 6,551 (2000) |
| Density | 745.1 /mi² (287.7 /km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
  Location of East Pikeland Township in Pennsylvania
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| Website : http://www.eastpikeland.org | |
East Pikeland Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,551 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.1 km² (8.9 mi²). 22.8 km² (8.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.23%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,551 people, 2,530 households, and 1,834 families residing in the township. The population density was 287.8/km² (745.1/mi²). There were 2,604 housing units at an average density of 114.4/km² (296.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.26% White, 1.36% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.72% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.
There were 2,530 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $72,850, and the median income for a family was $86,343. Males had a median income of $53,017 versus $40,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $31,774. About 0.5% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Open Space Referendum
On November 7th, 2006, East Pikeland residents voted to approve the Open Space referendum, which increases the township's earned income tax by one quarter of 1% to start a fund to preserve open space in East Pikeland. The measure was approved with 65% support.
