- Rose Valley, Pennsylvania
Geobox Borough
name = Borough of Rose Valley
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country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
region = Delaware
region_type = County
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population = 944
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map_caption = Location of Rose Valley in Delaware County
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map1_caption = Location of Rose Valley in Pennsylvania
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website = http://www.rosevalleyborough.orgRose Valley is a borough in Delaware County,
Pennsylvania ,United States . The population was 944 at the 2000 census.Rose Valley was founded by architect
Will Price , who bought 80 acres of land around the former Rose Valley mills in 1901. Price, a follower of theArts and Crafts Movement and co-founder ofArden, Delaware , thus set out to create his own utopian community.Geography
Rose Valley is located at coor dms|39|53|43|N|75|23|9|W|city (39.895375, -75.385710)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 0.7square mile s (1.8km² ), all of it land.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 944 people, 347 households, and 292 families residing in the borough. Thepopulation density was 1,332.8 people per square mile (513.4/km²). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 495.6/sq mi (190.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.34% White, 1.59% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.69% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.22% of the population.There were 347 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.9% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the borough the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 34.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $114,373, and the median income for a family was $118,637. Males had a median income of $91,184 versus $47,031 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $54,202. About 1.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below thepoverty line , including none of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* [http://rosevalleyborough.org/ Borough of Rose Valley]
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