Trooper, Pennsylvania

Geography

Trooper is located at (40.148845, -75.397170).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the CDP was 86.9% Non-Hispanic White, 2.2% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American and Alaskan Native, 6.8% Asian, 1.0% were Some Other Race, and 1.0% were two or more races. 3.2% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.

At the 2000 census there were 6,061 people, 2,056 households, and 1,655 families living in the CDP. The population density was 2,546.9 PD/sqmi. There were 2,107 housing units at an average density of 885.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.80% White, 1.30% African American, 0.23% Native American, 5.63% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47%.

There were 2,056 households, 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.33.

The age distribution was 29.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median household income was $69,722 and the median family income was $74,154. Males had a median income of $52,263 versus $34,311 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,268. About 3.3% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Methacton School District serves Trooper CDP. Portions of the Trooper CDP are served by Eagleville Elementary School in Eagleville, Woodland Elementary School, and Arrowhead Elementary School.

Skyview Upper Elementary School, Arcola Intermediate School, and Methacton High School serve all parts of the district. Skyview Upper and Arcola Intermediate are in Trooper CDP, and Methacton High is near the Eagleville CDP but not in it.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia operates Visitation B.V.M. School in West Norriton Township, near but not in the Trooper census-designated place. - The archdiocese states the address as: "190 North Trooper Rd. Norristown PA, 19403" - The school is both outside of the Trooper CDP limits and outside of the Norristown city limits.

References

References

1. (2023). "Trooper PA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com.
2. (2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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7. "[https://www.methacton.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=19363&dataid=27137&FileName=Final_Redistricting_Map_web.pdf Elementary School Boundaries]." [[Methacton School District]]. Retrieved on October 8, 2018.
8. [https://www.methacton.org/Domain/732 Home]. Skyview Upper Elementary School. Retrieved on October 8, 2018. "4001-B Eagleville Road, Eagleville, PA 19403"
9. [https://www.methacton.org/Domain/249 Home]. Arcola Intermediate School. Retrieved on October 8, 2018. "4001-A Eagleville Road, Eagleville, PA 19403"
10. [https://www.methacton.org/Domain/54 Home]. [[Methacton High School]]. Retrieved on October 8, 2018. "1005 Kriebel Mill Road, Eagleville, PA 19403" - See: "[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/place/p4220672_eagleville/DC10BLK_P4220672_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Eagleville CDP, PA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on September 26, 2018.
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