Castanea, Pennsylvania
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Castanea is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Castanea Township
Castanea Township, Pennsylvania
Castanea Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

, Clinton County
Clinton County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 37,914 people, 14,773 households, and 9,927 families residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile . There were 18,166 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...

, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 1,189 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

.

Geography

Castanea is located at 41°7′22"N 77°25′57"W (41.122882, -77.432578).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (2.19%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,189 people, 497 households, and 357 families residing in the CDP, figures representing about 96% of the population of the Township. There are only 44 people, 19 households, and 15 families located outside of the CDP but within the township.

The population density
Population density
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 was 887.4 people per square mile (342.6/km²). There were 512 housing units at an average density of 382.1/sq mi (147.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.74% White, 0.67% Asian, 0.08% African American, 0.17% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 497 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,519, and the median income for a family was $35,966. Males had a median income of $28,864 versus $20,529 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $15,133. About 6.7% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
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