Meadowood is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

Butler County, Pennsylvania Butler County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Western Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 193,763. Its county seat is Butler. Butler County was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Alleghe ...

, United States. The population was 2,693 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Meadowood is located on heights south of the city of

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at (40.846949, −79.894440), within Butler Township. It is bordered to the southwest by the CDP of Oak Hills. The northwest edge of the CDP is formed by

Connoquenessing Creek Connoquenessing Creek is a tributary of the Beaver River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in Western Pennsylvania in the United States. Course Connoquenessing Creek rises in eastern Butler County and flows southwest, through the L ...

, flowing out of Butler on its way to the Beaver River.

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passes through the CDP, leading north into downtown Butler and southeast to

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on the

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.82%, is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 2,912 people, 1,100 households, and 799 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,130 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the CDP was 98.73% White, 0.72% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.21% Asian, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population. There were 1,100 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.89. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,004, and the median income for a family was $53,536. Males had a median income of $42,422 versus $23,387 for females. The

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for the CDP was $19,616. About 2.2% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the

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, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

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