| Official Name: | Centre Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Perry County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Perry |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1752 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1831 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 78.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 77.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.28 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.13 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.02 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2537 |
| Population Density Km2: | 32.02 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 82.94 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 2547 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-099-12360 |
Centre Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,537 at the 2020 census.[2]
The Little Buffalo Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.2sqmi, of which 30.2sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.23%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,209 people, 843 households, and 655 families living in the township. The population density was 73.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 897 housing units at an average density of 29.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.87% White, 0.23% African American, 0.14% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.
There were 843 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $43,900, and the median income for a family was $49,393. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $26,581 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,057. About 3.8% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.