Forestville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania facts for kids
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Forestville
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 Forestville
Location in Pennsylvania
Forestville
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Township | Cass |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| Population
(2000)
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| • Total | 431 |
| • Density | 507/sq mi (196/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Forestville is a small community located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known as a census-designated place (CDP). This means it is an area that the government defines for gathering information about its population. In the year 2000, about 431 people lived in Forestville.
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Where is Forestville?
Forestville is located in the state of Pennsylvania. You can find its exact spot on a map using special coordinates: 40.690267 degrees North and 76.295394 degrees West.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the entire community covers an area of about 0.9 square miles (which is about 2.2 square kilometers). All of this area is land, meaning there are no large lakes or rivers within its borders.
Who Lives in Forestville?
In 2000, the census showed that 431 people lived in Forestville. These people lived in 191 different homes, and 126 of these were families.
Almost everyone living in Forestville at that time was White (100%).
Households and Families
About 24.6% of the homes in Forestville had children under 18 years old living there. More than half of the homes (50.8%) were married couples living together. About 12% of homes had a female head of the house without a husband present. Also, 34% of the homes were not considered families.
About 30.9% of all homes had only one person living in them. Of these, 15.2% were single people aged 65 or older. On average, there were 2.26 people living in each home, and families had about 2.84 people.
Age Groups
The people in Forestville had a variety of ages:
- 17.6% were under 18 years old.
- 6.7% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- 24.8% were between 25 and 44 years old.
- 27.1% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- 23.7% were 65 years old or older.
The average age of people in Forestville was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were about 88.2 males. If you looked only at adults aged 18 and over, there were about 88.8 males for every 100 females.
See also
In Spanish: Forrestville para niños
