Buck Run is a

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(CDP) in

Schuylkill County Schuylkill County (, ; Pennsylvania Dutch: Schulkill Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the heart of Pennsylvania's Coal Region and is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the populat ...

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, United States. The population was 176 at the 2010 census.
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Geography

Buck Run is located at (40.707989, -76.324205). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 203 people, 72 households, and 54 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 78 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the CDP was 98.03% White, and 1.97% from two or more races. Of the 72 households 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 23.6% of households were one person and 12.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.24. The age distribution was 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males. The median household income was $32,292 and the median family income was $29,375. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $22,143 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,397. About 18.0% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the

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, including 27.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

Gallery

File:Upper Beechwood Ave, Buck Run, Foster Twp Schuylkill Co PA.JPG, Upper Beechwood Ave. File:Foster Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 01.JPG, Foster Township Municipal Bldg. File:Mt Pleasant Hose Co, Foster Twp, Schuylkill Co PA.JPG, Mt. Pleasant Hose Co. of Foster Township. File:Trinity Chapel, Buck Run PA 01.JPG, Trinity Chapel in Buck Run.

References

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