Ben Avon Heights es una ciudad del condado de Allegheny, Pensilvania , Estados Unidos, ubicada en una colina sobre el río Ohio a 14 km (9 millas) de la ciudad de Pittsburgh . La población era de 400 en el censo de 2020 . [3] Ben Avon Heights es parte del área metropolitana de Pittsburgh .
Antes de 1906, la tierra que se convirtió en Ben Avon Heights era tierra de cultivo perteneciente a Samuel Taylor y John Wilson. En 1910, Walter Pringle Fraser de Ben Avon compró 84 acres (340.000 m 2 ) en la antigua granja Taylor, utilizando cuarenta de ellos para construir el Ben Avon Country Club y el campo de golf. Los 44 acres restantes (180.000 m 2 ) se abrieron para un desarrollo residencial, al que llamó Ben Avon Heights. Al igual que el vecino Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights atrajo a los habitantes de Pittsburgh que buscaban casas de verano rurales lejos de la ciudad. El municipio fue incorporado en 1913.
Cuando el Ben Avon Country Club cerró en 1917, se dividió en lotes para viviendas adicionales. El Shannopin Country Club, la única propiedad comercial en Ben Avon Heights, abrió sus puertas en 1920 con su casa club en Ben Avon Heights y un campo de golf en el vecino municipio de Kilbuck . A principios de la década de 1930, John I. Thompson compró una parte de la granja John Wilson original en Kilbuck Township y transformó las tierras de cultivo en otra zona residencial conocida como Plan Thompson. El municipio anexó el Plan Thompson en 1936, estableciendo los límites de Ben Avon Heights a los actuales.
El municipio ahora contiene 148 casas, un parque comunitario y la casa club del Shannopin Country Club. [4]
Ben Avon Heights está ubicado en 40 ° 30′43 ″ N 80 ° 4′28 ″ O / 40.51194 ° N 80.07444 ° W / 40.51194; -80.07444 . [5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land. Its average elevation is 1,135 feet (346 m) above sea level.[6]
Ben Avon Heights has two borders, including Kilbuck Township to the north, east and west, and Avalon to the south.
As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 392 people, 138 households, and 117 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,328.8 people per square mile (899.2 people/km2). There were 144 housing units at an average density of 855.5 per square mile (330.3/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.72% White, 0.26% African American, 0.26% Asian, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 138 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.3% were married couples living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.5% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $105,006, and the median income for a family was $111,218. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $50,417 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $44,191. About 1.7% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.