Fairview Ferndale

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Fairview Ferndale
Street in Fairview-Ferndale
Street in Fairview-Ferndale
Location in Pennsylvania
Fairview-Ferndale, Pennsylvania
Fairview Ferndale
Fairview Ferndale
Basic data
State : United States
State : Pennsylvania
County : Northumberland County
Coordinates : 40 ° 47 ′  N , 76 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 47 ′  N , 76 ° 34 ′  W
Residents : 2,411 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 1,004.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.4 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 2.4 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 295 m
FIPS : 42-24948
GNIS ID : 2389072

Fairview-Ferndale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coal Township in Northumberland County , Pennsylvania , United States . At the time of the United States Census 2000 there were 2,411 people living here.

geography

Fairview-Ferndale's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 47 '  N , 76 ° 34'  W (40.783112, -76.572758). Like Edgewood, the CDP is located west of Shamokin and, together with these places and Marshallton further east, forms a contiguous settlement area, with Fairview and Ferndale today no longer distinguishable from one another as independent places.

According to the US Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 km 2 , and there is no water surfaces. Fairview-Ferndale is drained by the Furnace Run , which also forms the border with Edgewood. Most of the streets in Fairview-Ferndale have the suffix West for streets running east-west and the suffix South for streets running north-south.

Demographics

At the time of the United States Census 2000, Fairview-Ferndale was inhabited by 2,411 people. The population density was 1,023.0 people per km 2 . There were 1168 housing units at an average of 495.6 per km 2 . The population in Fairview-Ferndale was 99.25% White , 0.21% Black or African American , 0.04% Native American , 0.08% Asian , 0% Pacific Islander , 0.12% stated others Belonging to races and 0.29% named two or more races. 0.12% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.

The residents of Fairview-Ferndales were distributed to 1,040 households out of which 22.7% were living in children under 18 years of age. 48.3% of households were married, 11.3% had a female head of household without a husband, and 35.1% were not families. 31.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 17.4% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.83 people.

The population was split into 18.8% minors, 7.5% 18–24 year olds, 26.5% 25–44 year olds, 24.1% 45–64 year olds and 23.2% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 women there were 90.4 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 89.5 men.

The median household income in Fairview-Ferndale was 27,219 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 34,976 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 27,850 compared with $ 18,924 for women. The per capita income was $ 15,400. 12.8% of the population and 10.3% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 17.8% of minors and 11.0% of those aged 65 and over.