Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania
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Whitemarsh Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,702 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
Whitemarsh was originally inhabited by the Lenni Lenape tribe of Native Americans. It was first settled by the colonists in 1683, as part of a tract of land owned by Major Jasper Farmar. Shortly after its founding, in 1683, the discovery of limestone in nearby Oreland drew settlers to Whitemarsh.
Both the Battle of White Marsh and the Battle of Barren Hill were located within the township.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.1 km² (14.7 mi²). 37.8 km² (14.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.68%) is water. The township is serviced mainly by the Colonial School District.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 16,702 people, 6,179 households, and 4,597 families residing in the township. The population density was 441.4/km² (1,143.5/mi²). There were 6,372 housing units at an average density of 168.4/km² (436.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.29% White, 2.21% African American, 0.02% Native American, 3.70% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.
There were 6,179 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $78,630, and the median income for a family was $91,731. Males had a median income of $58,774 versus $41,977 for females. The per capita income for the township was $39,785. About 1.6% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
