Plainfield is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 399 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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Geography

Plainfield is located in the eastern part of West Pennsboro Township at (40.202023, -77.286621), along

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(Main Street), which leads east to the center of

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, the

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, and west to Newville. The

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(

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) passes along the northern edge of the CDP, but the nearest exit is to the east, on the other side of Carlisle. According to the

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, Plainfield has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 376 people, 141 households, and 109 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 162 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.94%

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, and 1.06% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.53% of the population. There were 141 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were

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living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.98. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $27,000. Males had a median income of $33,150 versus $23,875 for females. The

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for the CDP was $13,993. About 9.5% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the

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, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Pennsylvania Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area