Stormstown is a

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(CDP) in

Halfmoon Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania Halfmoon Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,819 at the 2020 census, which is a 5.4% increase since the 2010 c ...

, United States. It is part of the

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. The population was 2,366 at the 2010 census. Its population grew nearly 48% between 2000 and 2010, due largely to the development of several new neighborhoods in the area.

Geography

Stormstown is located in southwestern Centre County in northern Halfmoon Township, in the Halfmoon Valley with

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to the northwest. The CDP extends southwest to include the hamlet of Centennial.

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passes through the community, leading northeast to Atherton Street (former

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) at a point west of the center of

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. From Centennial, a road leads northwest over Bald Eagle Mountain to Port Matilda and to

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. According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,366 people, 789 households, and 690 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 819 housing units at an average density of 232.7/sq mi (89.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.2%

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, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.9%

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, and 1.4% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 789 households, out of which 46.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.6% were

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living together, 2.3% had a male householder with no wife present, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.5% were non-families. 9.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.23. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 35.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $99,318, and the median income for a family was $104,934. The

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for the CDP was $34,855. About 3.6% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the

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, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

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