Franklin Park, Pennsylvania

Franklin Park is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,364 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Franklin Park is located at coor dms|40|35|26|N|80|5|31|W|city (40.590459, -80.092046)GR|1. It includes the highest point in altitude in Allegheny County, at 846 feet.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 13.6 square miles (35.2 km²), all of it land.

It is part of the North Allegheny School District, along with the Town of McCandless, Marshall Township and the Bradford Woods Borough, and participates in the multi-municipality Northland Public Library.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 11,364 people, 3,866 households, and 3,282 families residing in the borough. The population density was 836.5 people per square mile (323.1/km²). There were 3,973 housing units at an average density of 292.5/sq mi (113.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.05% White, 1.02% African American, 0.04% Native American, 2.89% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 3,866 households out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.0% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.1% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the borough the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $87,627, and the median income for a family was $94,521. Males had a median income of $77,517 versus $40,828 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $37,924. About 2.3% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.franklinparkborough.us/ Franklin Park Borough website]