Willow Street, Pennsylvania

Willow Street, Pennsylvania
FIPS code		42-85464

Willow Street is an

trees on both sides for the length of the town, hence the community's name. As time passed and the town grew, the road was widened and sidewalks were installed, which required the trees be removed. Only a few of the original trees remain to this day.

It is the location of the Hans Herr House, the oldest homestead in Lancaster County, and also the Martin Meylin Gunshop, where the long rifle was first made.

Geography

Willow Street is located in central Lancaster County at 39°58′41″N 76°16′28″W / 39.977932°N 76.274395°W / 39.977932; -76.274395.^[4] It is primarily in West Lampeter Township, with a portion extending west into Pequea Township. It is bordered to the east by the village of Lampeter.

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14.1 km²), of which 0.03 square miles (0.07 km²), or 0.47%, are water.^[1] The community primarily drains north to Mill Creek, a tributary of the Conestoga River, but the southern part of the community drains south to Pequea Creek. The Conestoga and Pequea are both southwest-flowing tributaries of the Susquehanna River.

Demographics

As of the

of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 3,203 households, out of which 19.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.1% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 42.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,103, and the median income for a family was $58,611. Males had a median income of $43,580 versus $25,523 for females. The

, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

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