Brady Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Brady Township,
Huntingdon County,
Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Huntingdon County.svg
Mapsize1:250px
Map Caption1:Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Huntingdon
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Incorporated
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:81.24
Area Land Km2:80.82
Area Water Km2:0.42
Area Total Sq Mi:31.37
Area Land Sq Mi:31.20
Area Water Sq Mi:0.16
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,033
Population Density Km2:12.79
Population Density Sq Mi:36.69
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Postal Code:17052, 17060, 17066
Area Code:717, 814
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-061-08128
Footnotes:Local phone exchanges: 483, 542, 543, 641, 643, 644

Brady Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,172 at the 2010 census. The township includes the villages of Fousetown and Airydale. Brady Township was named for Hugh Brady, a brigadier general in the United States Army who was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Township had been separated from Henderson in 1846.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.6sqmi, of which 31.4sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi (0.47%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,035 people, 376 households, and 291 families residing in the township. The population density was 32.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 440 housing units at an average density of 14.0/sq mi (5.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.74% White, 0.10% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 376 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $29,231 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,292. About 14.8% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . January 31, 2024.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008 .

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