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Trevose, Pennsylvania
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Intersection of Old Street Road and Brownsville Road
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Location of Trevose in Bucks County
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bucks |
Township | Bensalem, Lower Southampton |
Area | |
• Total | 0.706 sq mi (1.83 km2) |
• Land | 0.706 sq mi (1.83 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
Population
(2010)
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• Total | 3,550 |
• Density | 5,028/sq mi (1,941/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code |
19053
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Area code(s) | 215, 267 and 445 |
GNIS feature ID | 1189750 |
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
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Designated: | October 29, 1946 |
Trevose, also known as the TVO(tee,vee,oh), is a census-designated place within Lower Southampton Township, while the entire community of Trevose within and beyond the CDP is in both Bensalem and Lower Southampton Townships in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, which is north of and borders northeastern Philadelphia. Trevose was formerly part of Feasterville-Trevose, but was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. U.S. 1 runs through the town as well as the Pennsylvania Turnpike, but Trevose's main road is Brownsville Road, which is the dividing line between the two townships. As of the 2010 census, Trevose had a population of 3,550.
The community is named after the home of settler Joseph Growden and itself after Growden's homestead in England (Growden was Cornish; Trevose is from the Cornish word Trenfos for farm.).
Demographics
Racial Diversity As of the 2010 United States Census the population of Trevose, PA was 93.6% White, 1.9% African-American, 2.4% Asian, .2% American Indian or Alaska Native, .1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 1.2% Two or More Races. Approximately 3% of the population was Hispanic.
Education Levels Trevose, PA has a very educated population with 5% of the population has received their Master’s Degree, 16% with a Bachelor’s Degree, 26% with some form of college or Associate degree, 38% with a High School Diploma, and 14% of the population with less than a High School Deploma as of the 2010 Census
Gender and Age Trevose is 54% Female and 48% Male. 22% of the population is under 18, while 13% is over 65 years of age.
Income and Debt As of 2010, Trevose has a median household income of $82,413 and a median individual income of $34,943. Trevose’s unemployment rate is 6.5% and the poverty is very low at only 1%.
See also
In Spanish: Trevose para niños