Skyline View is an

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and

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(CDP) in West Hanover Township,

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, United States. The population was 4,003 at the 2010 census, up from 2,307 at the 2000 census. It is part of the

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–

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Geography

Skyline View is located in southern West Hanover Township at (40.336439, -76.722848). Its northern border follows

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, and its eastern border follows

Pennsylvania Route 39 Pennsylvania Route 39 (PA 39) is a state highway located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. PA 39 runs from North Front Street near Harrisburg east to U.S. Route 322 (US 322) and US 422 near Hummelst ...

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(Allentown Boulevard) runs through the center of the community, leading east to

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and west to downtown Harrisburg. PA 39 leads south to Hershey. According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,307 people, 865 households, and 703 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 890 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.01%

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, 1.08%

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, 1.30%

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, 0.04%

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, 0.09% from

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, and 0.48% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.61% of the population. There were 865 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were

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living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% 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 2.95. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $54,853, and the median income for a family was $61,439. Males had a median income of $40,216 versus $35,708 for females. The

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for the CDP was $23,418. About 1.2% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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