Willow Grove

Willow Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 37 miles (60 km) southeast of Allentown and 13 miles (21 km) north of Philadelphia. Willow Grove was once known for Willow Grove Park, an amusement park that was open from 1896 to 1976. The CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), of which 0.28% is water. It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) bordering upon a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) Average monthly temperatures range from 31.8 °F in January to 75.9°F in July. NAS JRB Willow Grove transitioned into Horsham Air National Guard Station in September 2011. China Airlines operates the Willow Grove Mini Office (Asplundh Tree Company) in Willow Grove CDP in Upper Moreland Township in the Philadelphia Mini Office Building at 3900 Yonge Street. The Willow Grove Interchange (Interstate 276 Turnpike) connects to Pennsylvania Route 611 (Old York/Old York) and Pennsylvania Route 63 (Moreland/York) in the Easton CDP. The community is served by the WillowGrove Interchange along the east-west Interstate 276 TurnPike (Interstates 276 and 63) along the north-south Interstate. The population of Willow Grove at the 2010 census was 15,726. The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,378, and the median family income was $62,163.

Geography

Willow Grove is located at 40°0846N 75°0700W (40.146109, -75.116641) The CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), of which 0.28% is water. It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) bordering upon a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) and its hardiness zone is 7a. Average monthly temperatures range from 31.8°F in January to 75.9 °F in July. The town has a population of 2,816. It is located in the San Diego County, California, U.S. census-designated place (CDP) of Willow Grove. The city's ZIP code is 7054, and the city's area code is 6055. It was named after the Willow Grove area of the town of the same name, which was once home to the town's first post office, which opened in 1881. The community has a history of being called Willow Grove since the 19th century. It also has been known as Willow Grove and Willow Grove, which means "willow Grove" or "the Grove" in Spanish. The current name of the CDP was adopted in the early 20th century, when the town was first incorporated. The name Willow Grove was first used in the 18th century as a place to store grain. It now has a post office that is open to the public.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,234 people, 6,389 households, and 4,255 families residing in the CDP. As of the 2010 census, the population was 81.4% White, 8.2% Black or African American, 0.2%. Native American, 4.9% Asian, 1.1% were Some Other Race, and 2.3% were two or more races. 3.5% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.05. The median income for a household was $50,378, and the median family income was $62,163. The per capita income for theCDP was $24,740. About 2.8% of families and 4.7% of those under the age of 18 were below the poverty line, including 4.0% ofThose age 65 or over. The CDP is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which runs from New Jersey to New Jersey. It is located near the border with New Jersey and New York. It was once part of the New York City borough of Uniondale. It has a population of 16,000, with 6,582 housing units, and a population density of 4,485.7 people per square mile (1,731.5/km²) The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females, there are 89.3 males. For each 100 females age 18 and over, there is 85.5 males.

Economy

China Airlines operates the Philadelphia Mini Office (Chinese: Fèichéng Yíngyèsu) in Building 39G at 2300 Computer Avenue in the Willow Grove CDP and in Upper Moreland Township. Asplundh Tree Expert Company is based in Willow Grove. The company's website is: http://www.asplundHTreeExpert.com/Philadelphia-Mini-Office.html. The Philadelphia Mini-Office is located in building 39G in the CDP. The office is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. It is open to the general public, but not to the public eye.

Infrastructure

Willow Grove is served by the Willow Grove Interchange (exit 343) along the eastwest Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 276) Major roads serving Willow Grove are Pennsylvania Route 611 (Old York Road/Easton Road), Pennsylvania Route 263 (York Road), and Pennsylvania Route 63 (Moreland Road) The Willow Grove station on SEPTA Regional Rail's Warminster Line runs through Willow Grove. electricity and natural gas in Willow Grove is provided by PECO Energy Company, a subsidiary of Exelon. Cable, telephone, and internet service to the area are provided by Xfinity and Verizon. Jefferson HealthAbington operates the Jefferson Health willow Grove (formerly Abington Health Centerwillow Grove) health center in the community. The health center, which was founded in 1983, consists of four buildings and offers outpatient hospital services including healthcare programs, medical and administrative offices, and conference and educational facilities. trash and recycling collection in the WillowGro area isprovided by the respective townships. Willow Grove has three zip codes: 215, 267, and 445. It is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Philadelphia School District, which has a total population of 1.2 million. It has a population of 2.3 million, making it one of the most densely populated areas of Philadelphia. The community is home to the Philadelphia Eagles football team, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Philadelphia Inquirer football team. It also has the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team, which is based in Philadelphia.

Education

The area Catholic school is Queen of Angels Regional Catholic School in Willow Grove and Upper Moreland Township. The school was formed in 2012 by the merger of St. David and Our Lady Help of Christians in Abington. The public school districts in the area are Abington, Upper Dublin, Uppermoreland and UpperMoreland. They are: Abington School District; Upper Dublin School District. Uppermorely School District: Uppermorelys School District, UpperMorely School district. The area's public high school is Abington High School; the high school in the district was founded in 1961. The high school was shut down in the 1980s; it was replaced by Abington Middle School. The local high school closed in the 1990s; the school was closed again in the 2000s. The town's high school opened in the 1950s. It was the first high school to be built in the town. It is located in the Uppermorel Township area; it is part of the Abington-Uppermorel school district. It opened in 1959. The current high school, Abington Catholic School, opened in 1960. It has been in the same school district since 1966. The district has a total of 12 schools. It also has a high school that opened in 1973. It's located in UpperMorel Township; it's part of Abington and Upper Dublin school districts. There are no public high schools in the township; they are in Upper Dublin and Uppermorelin.

In popular culture

In the song "Please Don't Tell My Father That I Used His 1996 Honda Accord To Destroy The Town Of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania In 2002", by pop punk band Pet Symmetry, Evan Weiss (also of Into It. Over It.) describes his actions vandalizing Willow Grove as a teenager. In the American comedy-drama "The Goldbergs", the main cast visits the Willow Grove Park Mall in numerous episodes. The mall is also featured in the film "The Godfather: Part II", starring Tom Hanks and Amy Poehler, which is set in the town in the 1990s. The movie is based on the book by the same name, which tells the story of Willow Grove's founding. The book was published by Simon & Schuster, who also wrote the novel "Willow Grove", which was published in 1998. The novel was based on a novel written by Mark O'Mara, who was inspired by the real-life events in Willow Grove in Pennsylvania in the 1980s. It was written for the children's book series "The Willow Grove Book Club", which also featured Willow Grove and its residents. The town is featured in several episodes of the TV series. It is also mentioned in the movie "The Lego Movie", in which Willow Grove is portrayed as a fictional town in which the main characters play a series of games. The main character of "The LEGO Movie" plays a character named Willy, who visits Willow Grove on several occasions. He also visits the mall in the second episode of the movie.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Willow Grove, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania = 31.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 2. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Willow Grove = 4.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,741 individuals with a median age of 41 age the population dropped by -2.03% in Willow Grove, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 4,400 residents per square mile of area (1,700/km²). There are average 2.42 people per household in the 6,360 households with an average household income of $63,053 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.90% of the available work force and has dropped -4.83% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 23.44%. The number of physicians in Willow Grove per 100,000 population = 500.9.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Willow Grove = 48.6 inches and the annual snowfall = 22.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 94. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 203. 88 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 20.7 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 44, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Willow Grove, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania which are owned by the occupant = 63.68%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 49 years with median home cost = $209,780 and home appreciation of -8.01%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $16.80 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,418 per student. There are 16.4 students for each teacher in the school, 784 students for each Librarian and 448 students for each Counselor. 7.11% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 18.75% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 9.27% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).