Montgomery County Today
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CONTENTS
Introduction iii
THUMBNAIL SKETCH OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
What is Montgomery County? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Berks
Lehigh
Bucks
MONTGOMERY
Chester
Delaware
Philadelphia
REGIONAL POSITIONAND INFLUENCES
The Philadelphia Region 6
Montgomery County in the Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
THE PEOPLE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Population and Projections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Household Characteristics and Age 14
Income, Poverty, and Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Race and Hispanic Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
THE HEALTH OF COUNTY RESIDENTS
Health Data and Health Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Health Care Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Food Distribution and Access 30
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Existing Land Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Land Use Changes: 1970-2010 36
Regionally Significant Land Uses 38
Types of Landscapes 40
Land Use Trends 42
