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Population (year 2000): 8,931. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,823 (-1.2% change)
Males: 4,371 (48.9%), Females: 4,560 (51.1%)
Bucks County
Zip code:
18951
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $41,942 (year 2000)
Median house value: $113,700 (year 2000)
Races in Quakertown:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Black (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (34.6%), Irish (15.0%),
English (10.2%), Italian (9.0%), United States (6.7%), Polish
(6.3%).
Elevation: 505 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Quakertown
- High school or higher: 83.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Quakertown borough
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 9.1%
5.6% Foreign born (2.2% Asia, 1.8% Europe, 1.6%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+0.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Quakertown:
- ST LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL (11TH ST & PARK
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Quakertown:
- GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SELLERSVILLE,
PA)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM (about 12 miles;
BETHLEHEM, PA)
- GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 14
miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Quakertown:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 16 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 40 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 41 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Quakertown:
- QUAKERTOWN (about 2 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
- PENNRIDGE (about 6 miles; PERKASIE, PA; ID: N70)
- ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 14 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: 1N9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Quakertown:
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15
miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 17 miles; Allentown, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,334)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; EASTON, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,218)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
BLUE BELL, PA; FT enrollment: 5,097)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- BEAVER COLLEGE (about 27 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,016)
Public high school in Quakertown:
- QUAKERTOWN COMMUNITY SHS (Students: 1,708;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Quakertown:
- LAHAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 46;
Location: 1635 MISSION ROAD; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Quakertown:
- STRAYER MS (Students: 627; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MILFORD MS (Students: 617; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RICHLAND EL SCH (Students: 472; Grades: KG -
05)
- TOHICKON VALLEY EL SCH (Students: 452;
Grades: KG - 05)
- NEIDIG EL SCH (Students: 404; Grades: KG -
05)
- QUAKERTOWN EL SCH (Students: 345; Grades: KG
- 05)
- SPRINGFIELD EL SCH (Students: 253; Grades: KG
- 05)
- HAYCOCK EL SCH (Students: 130; Grades: 01 -
05)
Private primary/middle schools in Quakertown:
- ST ISIDORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 267;
Location: 603 WEST BROAD STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- QUAKERTOWN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 225;
Location: 143 ROCKY RIDGE ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- UNITED FRIENDS SCHOOL SITE 2 (Students: 133;
Location: 2255 TRUMBAUERSVILLE RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- LIFESPAN SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 2460
JOHN FRIES HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - KG)
- GOLDEN CIRCLE KINDERGARDEN (Students: 39;
Location: 4126 AXEHANDLE RD; Grades: PK - 1)
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