Country United States County Kent Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Area 80 ha Local time Friday 6:23 AM Area code 302 | State Delaware Elevation 3 ft (0.9 m) FIPS code 10-07250 Zip code 19946 Population 349 (2013) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 65% Humidity Points of interest Bowers Beach Maritime Museum, Bowers Beach, Saxton United Methodist Church | ||
Bowers Beach is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 335.
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Map of Bowers, DE, USA
History
The Fourteen Foot Bank Light and Saxton United Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Bowers Beach is located at 39°03′35″N 75°24′05″W (39.0598349, -75.4013071).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it is land and 3.33% is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 305 people, 138 households, and 81 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,063.4 people per square mile (406.1/km²). There were 224 housing units at an average density of 781.0 per square mile (298.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.48% White, 5.25% African American, 0.98% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.97% from two or more races.
There were 138 households out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the town, the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,031, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $29,500 versus $23,594 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,404. About 10.6% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.1% of those sixty five or over.