| Official Name: | Cooper Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Clearfield County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clearfield |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1828 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1884 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 106.72 |
| Area Land Km2: | 105.90 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.82 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 41.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 40.89 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.32 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2593 |
| Population Density Km2: | 24.94 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 64.59 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Est: | 2562 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-033-16040 |
Cooper Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,593 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.9sqmi, of which 40.6sqmi or 99.41% is land and 0.2sqmi or 0.59% is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,731 people, 1,056 households, and 786 families residing in the township. The population density was 67.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,211 housing units at an average density of 29.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.71% White, 0.04% Native American, 0.11% Asian, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.
There were 1,056 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% 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 3.03.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,073, and the median income for a family was $38,704. Males had a median income of $27,309 versus $22,330 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,161. About 7.1% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
Students who reside in Cooper Township attend schools in the West Branch Area School District.