Schlusser pronounced (Skloosher) is a

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(CDP) in North Middleton and

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townships,

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, United States. The population was 5,265 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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– Carlisle

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Geography

Schlusser is located directly northeast of Carlisle, the

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, at (40.238528, -77.183573), in eastern North Middleton Township and western Middlesex Township.

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, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, flows through the middle of the CDP.

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(Spring Road) is the main road through the community, leading south to downtown Carlisle and northeast across Blue Mountain to Shermans Dale. According to the

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, the Schlusser CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.50%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,750 people, 1,953 households, and 1,384 families residing in the CDP. The

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was . There were 2,039 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.34%

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, 3.35%

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, 0.23% Native American, 2.15%

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, 0.21%

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, 0.69% from

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, and 1.03% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.66% of the population. There were 1,953 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% 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 2.86. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,299, and the median income for a family was $55,616. Males had a median income of $36,279 versus $28,099 for females. The

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for the CDP was $22,084. About 1.2% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the

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, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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