Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania

Geobox Borough
name = Borough of Fountain Hill
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state = Pennsylvania
region = Lehigh
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map_caption = Location of Fountain Hill in Lehigh County
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Fountain Hill is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.

The population of Fountain Hill was 4,614 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Fountain Hill is located at coor dms|40|36|6|N|75|23|47|W|city (40.601698, -75.396357)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it is land and 1.41% is water.The Borough is approximately 450 acres, predominantly residential in character, with approximately 1,754 dwelling units.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,614 people, 1,911 households, and 1,125 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,542.8 people per square mile (2,509.1/km²). There were 2,029 housing units at an average density of 2,877.2/sq mi (1,103.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 86.84% White, 3.81% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 6.00% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.73% of the population.

There were 1,911 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $40,318, and the median income for a family was $46,336. Males had a median income of $34,808 versus $26,537 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,508. About 7.5% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Public education

The Borough is served by the Bethlehem Area School District.

Notable residents

*Stephen Vincent Benét, author
*T.J. Rooney, State Representative (Ret.)

References

External links

* [http://www.fountainhill.org/ Borough of Fountain Hill]