Honey Brook, PA

Borough of Honey Brook
Borough
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Chester
Area	mi² ( km²)
- land	mi² ( km²)
- water	mi² ( km²), 0%
Center
- coordinates	40°05′39″N 75°54′35″W / 40.09417, -75.90972Coordinates: 40°05′39″N 75°54′35″W / 40.09417, -75.90972
- elevation	ft ( m)
Population	(2000)
Density	/mi² ( /km²)
Incorporated	1891
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610
Location of Honey Brook in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website : http://www.honeybrookborough.net

Honey Brook is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,287 at the 2000 census.

History

The village known as Honey Brook was founded by a schoolmaster named Stinson who bought a plot of land along Horshoe Pike in 1815. He called the town Waynesborough, but since there was another town named that the residents changed the name to Honey Brook. Honey Brook was incorporated as a borough in 1891.

Geography

Honey Brook is located at 40°5′39″N, 75°54′35″W (40.094260, -75.909799).¹

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²), all land. The borough lies on a ridge between the headwaters of the east and west branches of the Brandywine Creek.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,287 people, 474 households, and 337 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,014.1/km² (2,616.7/mi²). There were 500 housing units at an average density of 394.0/km² (1,016.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.99% White, 0.01% African American. There were 474 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the borough the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $46,319, and the median income for a family was $56,417. Males had a median income of $37,857 versus $28,636 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,205. About 6.2% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• Honey Brook official website

Municipalities and communities of Chester County, Pennsylvania
County seat: West Chester
Cities	Coatesville
Boroughs	Atglen | Avondale | Downingtown | Elverson | Honey Brook | Kennett Square | Malvern | Modena | Oxford | Parkesburg | Phoenixville | South Coatesville | Spring City | West Chester | West Grove
Townships	Birmingham | Caln | Charlestown | East Bradford | East Brandywine | East Caln | East Coventry | East Fallowfield | East Goshen | East Marlborough | East Nantmeal | East Nottingham | East Pikeland | East Vincent | East Whiteland | Easttown | Elk | Franklin | Highland | Honey Brook | Kennett | London Britain | London Grove | Londonderry | Lower Oxford | New Garden | New London | Newlin | North Coventry | Penn | Pennsbury | Pocopson | Sadsbury | Schuylkill | South Coventry | Thornbury | Tredyffrin | Upper Oxford | Upper Uwchlan | Uwchlan | Valley | Wallace | Warwick | West Bradford | West Brandywine | West Caln | West Fallowfield | West Goshen | West Marlborough | West Nantmeal | West Nottingham | West Pikeland | West Sadsbury | West Vincent | West Whiteland | Westtown | Willistown
CDPs	Chesterbrook | Devon-Berwyn | Exton | Kenilworth | Lionville-Marchwood | Paoli | South Pottstown | Thorndale | Toughkenamon | West Goshen
Unincorporated Communities	Birchrunville | Chester Springs | Cheyney | Daylesford | Kemblesville | Kimberton | Knauertown | Southeastern | Sugartown | Unionville | Valley Forge | Wayne | Willowdale

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