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Rutherford, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Summary

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Field	Value
name	Rutherford, Pennsylvania
settlement_type	Census-designated place
image_skyline	Rutherford, PA veterans memorial, Sept. 2025.jpg
image_caption	Veterans memorial in the center of the village
image_map	Dauphin County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Rutherford highlighted.svg
mapsize	300px
map_caption	Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Dauphin
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	Swatara
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	3.3
area_land_km2	3.3
area_water_km2	0.0
population_as_of	2010
population_total	4303
population_density_km2	1302.9
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_ft	510
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	42-66864
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1867507

Rutherford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The area is also known as Rutherford Heights. The population was 4,303 at the 2010 census, an increase over the figure of 3,859 tabulated in 2000. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Rutherford is located in northeastern Swatara Township at (40.268039, -76.772220). It is bordered to the north by Lower Paxton Township and to the west by Lawnton. Downtown Harrisburg is 8 mi to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.3 sqkm, all land.

Rutherford holds its own school, which is part of the Central Dauphin School District.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,859 people, 1,625 households, and 1,116 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,143.7 PD/sqmi. There were 1,675 housing units at an average density of 1,364.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.64% White, 7.80% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.74% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.59% of the population.

There were 1,625 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,340, and the median income for a family was $51,494. Males had a median income of $36,035 versus $28,575 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,706. About 6.2% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{gnis. 1185663. Rutherford Heights, Pennsylvania
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rutherford CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].

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