| Official Name: | Clover Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Jefferson County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
| Government Type: | Township of the Second Class, having a three member board of Supervisors |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1812 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | May 11, 1841 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 41.75 |
| Area Land Km2: | 41.29 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.46 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 16.12 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 15.94 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 429 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Est: | 422 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-065-14408 |
Clover Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 429 at the 2020 census, [2] down from 448 at the 2010 census.[3] It was named for Levi G. Clover, Jefferson County prothonotary, in 1841.[4]
Clover Township is in western Jefferson County and is bordered on its west side by Clarion County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 41.8km2, of which 41.3sqkm are land and 0.5sqkm, or 1.11%, are water. Redbank Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, crosses the township from east to southwest.
The township entirely surrounds the borough of Summerville, located on Redbank Creek. There are two unincorporated villages, Baxter and Content. Pennsylvania Route 28 crosses the township, roughly following Redbank Creek and leading northeast to Brookville, the Jefferson county seat, and southwest to Hawthorn.
As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 448 people, 190 households, and 139 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 225 housing units at an average density of 13.4/sq.mi (5.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.3% White, 0.7% from other races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.
There were 190 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the township the population was spread out, with 10.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 10.2% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.9 years. There were 225 males and 223 females.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,786, and the median income for a family was $59,057. The per capita income for the township was $23,739. About 5.6% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.