Graham Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Graham Township, 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:1822
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1856
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:77.53
Area Land Km2:76.94
Area Water Km2:0.59
Area Total Sq Mi:29.93
Area Land Sq Mi:29.71
Area Water Sq Mi:0.23
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1329
Population Density Km2:17.78
Population Density Sq Mi:46.05
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Area Code:814
Pop Est As Of:2022
Population Est:1318
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-033-30272

Graham Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,329 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

The township is located approximately 87.9 miles (141 km) northwest of the state capitol, Harrisburg.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.4sqmi, of which 30.2sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi (0.76%) is water.

Communities

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,236 people, 463 households, and 375 families residing in the township.

The population density was 40.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 549 housing units at an average density of 18.2/sq mi (7.0/km).

The racial makeup of the township was 98.46% White, 0.40% Native American, 0.08% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 463 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 67.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of eighteen, 6.8% from eighteen to twenty-four, 29.7% from twenty-five to forty-four, 29.2% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 11.8% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.

For every one hundred females, there were 104.6 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,604, and the median income for a family was $40,385. Males had a median income of $30,926 compared with that of $22,560 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $15,950.

Roughly 6.0% of families and 6.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 2.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Education

Students in Graham Township attend schools in the West Branch Area School District.

References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . September 18, 2023.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .

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