Gastonville, Pennsylvania

Gastonville
Census-designated place
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington
Coordinates	40°15′37″N 80°0′9″W / 40.26028°N 80.00250°WCoordinates: 40°15′37″N 80°0′9″W / 40.26028°N 80.00250°W
Area	2.8 sq mi (7 km^2)
Population	2,818 (2010)
Density	1,091.1/sq mi (421/km^2)
Timezone	EST (UTC-4)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Area code	724
Location of Gastonville in Washington County
Location of Washington County in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Gastonville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,818 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Gastonville is located at 40°15′37″N 80°0′9″W / 40.26028°N 80.00250°W (40.260329, -80.002477).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 3,002 people, 1,246 households, and 899 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,091.1 people per square mile (421.5/km²). There were 1,269 housing units at an average density of 461.2/sq mi (178.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.23% White, 0.77% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There were 1,246 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,270, and the median income for a family was $53,841. Males had a median income of $41,657 versus $23,148 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,696. About 3.8% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.