| Plymouth Township | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Elevation | 249 ft (75.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°08′00″N 75°17′29″W / 40.1333333°N 75.29139°W |
| Area | 8.5 sq mi (22 km2) |
| - land | 8.4 sq mi (22 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 1.18% |
| Population | 16,045 (2000) |
| Density | 1,907.3 /sq mi (736.4 /km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
 Location of Plymouth Township in Montgomery County
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Plymouth Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,045 at the 2000 census. It is serviced by the Colonial School District and is home to the Plymouth Meeting Mall. It also serves as the home of the Mid-County Interchange between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Blue Route.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22.1 km²), of which, 8.4 square miles (21.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (1.41%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 4,369 |
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| 1940 | 4,380 | 0.3% | |
| 1950 | 5,118 | 16.8% | |
| 1960 | 11,430 | 123.3% | |
| 1970 | 16,911 | 48.0% | |
| 1980 | 17,168 | 1.5% | |
| 1990 | 15,985 | −6.9% | |
| 2000 | 16,045 | 0.4% | |
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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 16,045 people, 6,512 households, and 4,363 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,907.3 people per square mile (736.6/km²). There were 6,703 housing units at an average density of 796.8/sq mi (307.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.26% White, 4.17% African American, 0.09% Native American, 5.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.
There were 6,512 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $54,069, and the median income for a family was $66,938. Males had a median income of $45,953 versus $35,089 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,862. About 2.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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