Sand Hill, Pennsylvania

Sand Hill, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Sand Hill Location in Pennsylvania Sand Hill Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°21′34″N 76°25′54″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lebanon
Township	North Lebanon
Area
• Total	1.01 sq mi (2.61 km2)
• Land	1.01 sq mi (2.61 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	620 ft (190 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,496
• Density	2,478/sq mi (956.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17046
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-67744
GNIS feature ID	1186905

Sand Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,496 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Sand Hill is located in central Lebanon County, in main North Lebanon Township. It is bordered to the south by the city of Lebanon, the county seat. The Sand Hill CDP includes the neighborhoods of Sand Hill, Sunset, and Reinohlsville. Pennsylvania Route 343 (North 7th Street) passes through the community, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Fredericksburg and south into Lebanon.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all land. The community sits on the slopes of the hill that forms the north side of the Lebanon Valley. Streams in the CDP drain south to Brandywine Creek, which continues south to Quittapahilla Creek in the center of the valley.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,345 people, 898 households, and 709 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,312.5 inhabitants per square mile (892.9/km²). There were 917 housing units at an average density of 904.3 per square mile (349.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.25% White, 0.47% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.66% Asian, 0.98% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.94% of the population.

There were 898 households, of which 31.7% had children under 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,125, and the median income for a family was $47,566. Males had a median income of $32,321 versus $23,160 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,386. About 1.3% of families and 1.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those aged 65 or over.