There were 4,386 households, 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.86%. The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.18% White, 18.97% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.91% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.29% from other races, and 2.45% from two or more races. There were 4,569 housing units at an average density of 1,656.9 per square mile (639.7/km 2). The population density was 3,498.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,350.7/km 2). US 22 leads west 3 miles (5 km) into downtown Harrisburg.ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪt the 2000 census there were 9,647 people in 4,386 households, including 2,557 families, in the CDP. Interstate 83 serves as the eastern boundary, separating Progress from Colonial Park, and with access from Exit 48 (Union Deposit Road) and Exit 50 (U.S. Route 22, running northeast–southwest) and Progress Avenue (running north–south), which interchanges with Interstate 81 a short distance to the north. It is bordered to the east by Colonial Park and to the southwest by the borough of Penbrook.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km 2), all land. Progress is located in southeastern Susquehanna Township at Walnut and Shell Streets and extends east into the western part of Lower Paxton Township. Progress was named for the progressive spirit of its original inhabitants. Daniel Shell laid out the community sometime in the 18th Century, where it was known by a few names: Jacob's Plains, Mud Town, Shellstown, and finally Progress. When Susquehanna Township was founded in 1815, Progress was the only established settlement in the south end. It is part of the Harrisburg– Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,765 at the 2010 census. Progress / ˈ p r oʊ ɡ r ɛ s/ is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) mainly in Susquehanna Township but also in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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