Warminster Township
| Warminster Township | |
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 Location in Pennsylvania
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1685 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Pennsylvania |
| County : | Bucks County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 12 ′ N , 75 ° 6 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 31,383 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 1,188.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 26.4 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 26.4 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 95 m |
| Area code : | +1 215, 267 |
| FIPS : | 42-80952 |
| GNIS ID : | 1216035 |
| Website : | www.warminstertownship.org |
Warminster Township is a township in Bucks County in the US state of Pennsylvania . In 2000 Warminster had 31,383 inhabitants. The township is named after the homonymous place Warminster in the county of Wiltshire in England .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has an area of 10.2 square miles (26.5 km²)
The Warminster station of the same name is the eastern terminus of the regional line R2 of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Warminster inhabited 31,383 people. The population density was 1182.2 people per km ². There were 11,644 housing units at an average of 438.6 per km². The population consisted of 91.00% of White , 3.31% Black or African American , 0.11% Native American , 1.99% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 2.21% said other races to belong and 1.32% named two or more races. 4.63% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Warminster were distributed to 11,350 households out of which 32.5% were living in children under 18 years. 62.1% of the households are married, 10.3% had a female head of the household without a husband and 24.0% did not form families. 20.0% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 8.5% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.16.
The population was divided into 24.5% minors, 7.6% 18–24 year olds, 29.0% 25–44 year olds, 23.6% 45–64 year olds and 15.2% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 women there were 95.7 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 92.3 men.
The median household income in Warminster was 54,375 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 60,907 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 41,033 compared to $ 41,033 for women. The per capita income for Warminster was $ 22,285. 5.3% of the population and 4.1% of families had an income below the poverty line , of which 7.5% of minors and 4.6% of those aged 65 and over were affected.
Known residents
- John Fitch , inventor
- William Tennent , schoolmaster and clergyman
- Mike Vogel , actor
- Kermit Cintron , boxer
- Robert Ramsey , Member of Congress
- David Wharton , Swimming Olympian (1988)