Penn Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

For other other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Penn Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).
Penn Township,
Clearfield County,
Pennsylvania
Township

Kratzler Run at Stronach

Map of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania highlighting Penn Township

Map of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Clearfield
Settled 1805
Incorporated 1835
Area
 • Total 25.3 sq mi (65.6 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,264
 • Density 52.4/sq mi (20.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 814
Historical population
Census Pop. %±
20001,326—
20101,264−4.7%

Penn Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,264 at the 2010 census.[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.3 square miles (65.6 km²), of which, 25.3 square miles (65.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.12%) is water.

Communities

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,326 people, 514 households, and 391 families residing in the township. The population density was 52.4 people per square mile (20.2/km²). There were 568 housing units at an average density of 22.5/sq mi (8.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.47% White, 0.08% African American, 0.08% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30% of the population.

There were 514 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,550, and the median income for a family was $38,000. Males had a median income of $27,850 versus $18,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,994. About 7.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

Curwensville Area School District

References

  1. ↑ http://www.census.gov/2010census/
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Coordinates: 40°57′00″N 78°36′59″W / 40.95000°N 78.61639°W / 40.95000; -78.61639

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