Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania
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Fox Chapel is a borough located in the northeastern suburbs of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The population was 5,436 at the 2000 census. Fox Chapel serves as the home of two of three campuses of Shady Side Academy. It gained fame in 2004 because the primary Heinz family estate is within the borough. This property is one of the residences of Presidential Candidate John Kerry through his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry. Many other notable Pittsburghers have resided within Fox Chapel's borders, such as David Newell, who played Mr. McFeely on Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, and Beth Ostrosky, host of G4's Filter.
[edit] Geography
Fox Chapel is located at (40.512668, -79.892975)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 20.3 km² (7.8 mi²). 20.3 km² (7.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.13% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,436 people, 1,875 households, and 1,599 families residing in the borough. The population density was 268.1/km² (693.9/mi²). There were 1,942 housing units at an average density of 95.8/km² (247.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.29% White, 0.55% African American, 0.02% Native American, 5.22% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.
There were 1,875 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.9% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the borough the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 18.1% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $147,298, and the median income for a family was $191,378. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $60,179 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $80,610. About 3.8% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Audubon Society of Western Pennysylvania, headquartered at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in Fox Chapel.
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
