West Goshen, Pennsylvania: Difference between revisions

| name = West Goshen, Pennsylvania

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| region subdivision_type2 = [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester]]

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| subdivision_name3 = [[West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania|West Goshen]]

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'''West Goshen''' iswas a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania|West Goshen Township]], [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. The population was 8,472 at the 2000 census. The CDP was not delineated for the 2010 census.

West Goshen Township is located at {{Coord|39|58|3|N|75|34|29|W|type:city}} (39.967408, -75.574679).<ref name="GR1">{{GRcite web|1url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP hashad a total area of {{convert|3.2&nbsp;square miles (8.2&nbsp;km²)|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

As ofAt the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 8,472 people, 3,310 households, and 2,191 families residingliving in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,663.7 people per square mile (1,028.6|PD/km²)sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,376 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,061.5|/sq&nbsp;mi (409.9sqmi|/km²)km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 87.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.96% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.61% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.76% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.28%.<ref ofname="GR2">{{cite theweb|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United populationStates Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

There were 3,310 households out of which, 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% hadwere someoneone livingperson alone who wasaged 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.09.

InThe theage CDP the populationdistribution was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDPincome was $59,505, and the median family income for a family was $71,573. Males had a median income of $44,773 versus $33,979 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,912. About 1.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.