| Official Name: | Elder Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Cambria County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cambria |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1800 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1878 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 33.50 |
| Area Land Km2: | 33.50 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 12.94 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 12.94 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1038 |
| Population Density Km2: | 29.55 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 76.53 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Est: | 990 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-021-22808 |
Elder Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, about northwest of Altoona. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 1,038.[3] It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Elder Township is located in northern Cambria County at 40.7 N by 78.7 W. It is bordered to the north by Clearfield County. Chest Creek, a northward-flowing tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River, forms the eastern boundary of the township. The borough of Hastings sits along the western border of the township but is separate from it. The borough of Patton touches the southeastern corner of the township. Ebensburg, the Cambria County seat, is to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.5km2, all land.[3]
At the 2000 census there were 990 people, 375 households, and 289 families residing in the township. The population density was 76.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 397 housing units at an average density of 30.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.90% White and 0.10% African American.[4] There were 375 households, 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 20.0% of households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.02.
The age distribution was 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.
The median household income was $30,577 and the median family income was $35,347. Males had a median income of $28,409 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,862. About 5.7% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.