| Official Name: | Elk Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Clarion County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clarion |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1806 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 81.97 |
| Area Land Km2: | 81.69 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.29 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 31.65 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 31.54 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1433 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Est: | 1400 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-031-23040 |
Elk Township is a township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,433 at the 2020 census,[2] a decrease from the figure of 1,490 tabulated in 2010.[3]
Elk Township is located northwest of the center of Clarion County and is bordered to the north by Venango County. The borough of Shippenville is in the southeastern part of the township but is a separate municipality.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 82km2, of which 81.7sqkm is land and 0.3sqkm, or 0.35%, is water.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,519 people, 570 households, and 440 families residing in the township. The population density was 48.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 627 housing units at an average density of 20.0/sq mi (7.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.01% White, 0.07% Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.
There were 570 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% 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 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,333, and the median income for a family was $42,202. Males had a median income of $29,500 versus $19,345 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,883. About 5.3% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.