Leola

Leola is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It includes the unincorporated communities of Leola, Leacock, and Bareville. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 7,214. Its present name is a portmanteau of "Leacock" and the "Glenola" train station that once served the town. Leola has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa), and average monthly temperatures range from 30.3 °F (0.9 °C) in January to 74.8 °F ("Fahrenheit") in July. The local hardiness zone is 6b. The Leola CDP has a total area of 6.0 square miles (15.6 km²), of which 0.01 square miles ("km²") is water. The communities lie atop a low east-west trending ridge, draining north via tributaries of Groff Creek to the Conestoga River and draining south to Mill Creek, which leads to the Susquehanna. New Holland Pike (Pennsylvania Route 23) runs the length of the community, leading west 8 miles (13 km) to the city of Lancaster, the county seat, and east 5 miles (8 km), to the borough of New Holland. The community of Leafdale is in the farthest east part of theCDP, and Groffdale is the small community of Grofdale.

Demographics

The U.S. population is growing at a rapid rate, according to a new study. It's the fastest-growing demographic group in the world. The population is expected to grow at a rate of 3.7% over the next decade. The U.N. estimates that the U.K. population will grow by 3.8% by 2050. The rate of growth will be the highest in the United States since the 1970s, the study says. The country's population is projected to grow by 4.5% by 2030. The growth rate is the fastest since the 1990s. The nation's population will reach a record-high of 4.7 million by 2050, the report says. That's up from 3.4% in 2000. The United States is expectedto grow by 2.9% in the coming decades. The world's population has grown by 1.6% in that time, the United Nations says, and the rate of population growth is the highest since the 1960s and 1970s. It is the world's fastest growing demographic group since the 1950s and 1960s. America's population growth has been the fastest in the last 50 years, the survey finds. The number of people living in America has grown from 1.3% to 1.7%. The population's growth rate has been about 3.6%. The United Nations estimates that it will reach 2.7 percent by 2030, up from 2.1% in 2007. The global population growth rate will be 2.4%.

Geography and climate

Leola is in central Lancaster County, primarily in Upper Leacock Township, and extending east into the southern corner of West Earl Township. New Holland Pike (Pennsylvania Route 23) runs the length of the community, leading west 8 miles (13 km) to the city of Lancaster, the county seat. Leola has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa), and average monthly temperatures range from 30.3 °F (0.9 °C) in January to 74.8°F (23.8 °C), the local hardiness zone is 6b. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Leola CDP has a total area of 6.0 square miles (15.6 km²), of which 0.01 square miles [0.02 km²] is water. The communities lie atop a low east-west trending ridge, draining north via tributaries of Groff Creek to the Conestoga River and draining south to Mill Creek, a west-flowing tributary of theconestoga, which leads to the Susquehanna. Leola is located in the western part of the CDP, and Bareville is in the east, with Groffdale in the farthest east part. The community is located on Pennsylvania Route 23, which runs between Lancaster and the borough of New Holland. The CDP is home to the Lancaster County Airport, which is located just east of Leola.