Glenside, Pennsylvania
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.jpg) Gray Towers Castle in Glenside |
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| Location in Pennsylvania | |||
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Montgomery County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 6 ′ N , 75 ° 9 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 7,914 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 2,398.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 80 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 215 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-29808 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1175730 | ||
Glenside is a census-designated place in Montgomery County in the US state of Pennsylvania with (2000) 7914 residents. It belongs to the townships of Abington and Cheltenham .
Located in town is Arcadia University , on whose campus is the National Historic Landmark Gray Towers Castle , and Westminster Theological Seminary, Presbyterian Theological College .
geography
Glenside Station is served by the regional trains of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). It is an intermediate stop for line R2 to Warminster , line R5 to Doylestown and the eastern terminus of line R1 to Philadelphia International Airport .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the area of Glenside is 1.3 square miles (3.3 km 2 ), all of which is land.
Demographic data
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Glenside was inhabited by 7,914 people. The population density was 2406 people per km 2 . There were 3,181 housing units at an average of 967.1 per km 2 . The population at Glenside was 88.97% White , 6.66% Black or African American , 0.10% Native American , 3.02% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.27% stated others Belonging to races and 0.96% named two or more races. 1.44% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Glenside distributed to 3103 households out of which 31.3% were living in children under 18 years of age. 52.7% of households are married, 9.2% had a female head of the household without a husband and 35.1% did not form families. 28.8% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 9.7% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.21.
The CDP population was divided into 25.0% minors, 8.0% 18–24 year olds, 30.8% 25–44 year olds, 22.3% 45–64 year olds and 13.8% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 women there were 91.3 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 87.3 men.
The median household income in Glenside was 58,868 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 74,025 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 48,378, compared to $ 35,629 for women. The per capita income for Glenside was $ 26,393. 3.4% of the population and 1.6% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 2.4% of minors and 3.6% of those aged 65 and over.
education
Glenside is home to the Presbyterian and Reformed theological college Westminster Theological Seminary , which was founded in 1929 by New Testament scholar John Gresham Make (1881-1937). It bears its name because of the Protestant creed of Westminster , since the founder wanted to turn away from theological liberalism and return to original Reformation beliefs. She has employed prominent professors such as Cornelius Van Til (1895–1987) and teachers, pastors and pastors such as Jay E. Adams (* 1929), Timothy Keller (* 1950), Harold John Ockenga (1905–1985) and Francis Schaeffer (1912 –1984). In 2011, 619 students were enrolled at this theological college.
Personalities
- Madeleine Dean (* 1959), politician