Jerseytown, Pennsylvania

Jerseytown
—  CDP  —
Madison Township/Jerseytown Community Center
Location within Columbia county
Jerseytown Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°5′15″N 76°34′53″W / 41.0875°N 76.58139°W / 41.0875; -76.58139Coordinates: 41°5′15″N 76°34′53″W / 41.0875°N 76.58139°W / 41.0875; -76.58139
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Columbia
Area
– Total	1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2)
– Land	1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2)
Population (2000)
– Total	150
– Density	129.5/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID

Jerseytown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Madison Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 150 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Jerseytown is located at 41°5′15″N 76°34′53″W / 41.0875°N 76.58139°W / 41.0875; -76.58139 (41.087459, -76.581405)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 150 people, 50 households, and 42 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 127.9 people per square mile (49.5/km²). There were 55 housing units at an average density of 46.9/sq mi (18.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.33% White and 0.67% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 50 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.0% were married couples living together, 2.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 16.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,625, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $29,107 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,538. None of the families and 1.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.3% of those over 64.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.