Sanatoga is a community and
census-designated place
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(CDP) that is located in
Lower Pottsgrove Township,
Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to:
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, United States. It is situated immediately east of the borough of
Pottstown on
U.S. Route 422.
The population was 8,378 at the time of the
2010 census.
Geography
Sanatoga is located at (40.250252, -75.588933).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which 0.29% is water.
Sanatoga is adjacent to
U.S. Route 422.
Climate
Demographics
At the
2000 census there were 7,734 people, 2,734 households, and 2,058 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,811 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the CDP was 85.60% White, 11.46% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51%.
There were 2,734 households, 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.20.
The age distribution was 30.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.
The median household income was $48,765 and the median family income was $55,559. Males had a median income of $44,605 versus $31,727 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,816. About 9.8% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is in the
Pottsgrove School District.
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Census-designated places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania