Bucks County
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (215) 348-6000
Fax: (215) 348-6571
www.buckscounty.org
On southeastern border of PA, north of Philadelphia; original county, organized as Buckingham County Mar 10, 1682. Name Origin: Shortened from the original name, Buckingham, for the English county of Buckinghamshire (also called Bucks), home of the Penn family and of many original settlers
Area (sq mi):: 622.11 (land 607.38; water 14.74) Population per square mile: 1023.00
Population 2005: 621,342 State rank: 4 Population change: 2000-20005 4.00%; 1990-2000 10.40% Population 2000: 597,635 (White 91.10%; Black or African American 3.30%; Hispanic or Latino 2.30%; Asian 2.30%; Other 1.90%). Foreign born: 5.90%. Median age: 37.70
Income 2000: per capita $27,430; median household $59,727; Population below poverty level: 4.50% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $38,236-$40,450
Unemployment (2004): 4.70% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.90% Median travel time to work: 28.60 minutes Working outside county of residence: 44.60%
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