Folsom, Pennsylvania
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Folsom is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Ridley Township, Pennsylvania. The population was 8,072 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Folsom is located at (39.891978, -75.326231)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,072 people, 3,162 households, and 2,203 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,493.3/km² (6,455.1/mi²). There were 3,235 housing units at an average density of 999.2/km² (2,587.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.51% White, 1.83% African American, 0.01% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 3,162 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,750, and the median income for a family was $63,405. Males had a median income of $46,938 versus $30,789 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,131. About 2.1% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Trivia
Folsom is the site of the first-ever Wawa convenience store, a rapidly-growing chain that expands across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and other area states. The store still operates today and is located on of Folsom and Ridley's main thoroughfares, MacDade Boulevard.
Folsom is also the hometown of comedian Steve Rees, an architect of Philadelphia's turn-of-the-century cutting age comedy scene.
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