Buck Run, Pennsylvania
| Buck Run | |
|---|---|
| CDP | |
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Entrance to Buck Run. | |
  Buck Run Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′29″N 76°19′27″W / 40.70806°N 76.32417°WCoordinates: 40°42′29″N 76°19′27″W / 40.70806°N 76.32417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 176 |
| • Density | 280/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Buck Run is a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 176 at the 2010 census.[1]
Geography
Buck Run is located at 40°42′29″N 76°19′27″W / 40.70806°N 76.32417°W (40.707989, -76.324205).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 203 people, 72 households, and 54 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 337.1 people per square mile (130.6/km²). There were 78 housing units at an average density of 129.5/sq mi (50.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.03% White, and 1.97% from two or more races.
There were 72 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,292, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $22,143 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,397. About 18.0% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
Gallery
Upper Beechwood Ave.
Foster Township Municipal Bldg.
Mt. Pleasant Hose Co. of Foster Township.
Trinity Chapel in Buck Run.
References
- ↑ http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=42:4209896
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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