Official Name: | Brookfield Township, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Tioga County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
Map Caption1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Tioga County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tioga |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1809 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Established Date2: | 1827 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 82.56 |
Area Land Km2: | 82.56 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 31.88 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 31.88 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 370 |
Population Density Km2: | 4.95 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 12.83 |
Timezone: | Eastern Time Zone (North America) |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-117-09072 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
Population Est: | 368 |
Brookfield Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 370 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.8sqmi, all land.
Brookfield Township is bordered by the Town of Troupsburg, Steuben County, New York to the north, Deerfield Township to the east, Westfield Township to the south and Harrison Township in Potter County to the west.
At the 2000 census,[3] there were 443 people, 171 households and 132 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 247 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the township was 99.10% White and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.
There were 171 households, of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 22.8% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.98.
23.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64 and 15.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median household income was $34,318 and the median family income was $36,250. Males had a median income of $28,750 and females $20,938. The per capita income was $14,673. About 11.8% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.