| Official Name: | Greenwood Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Juniata County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Juniata County, PennsylvaniaGreenwood Township is one of six municipalities encompassed by the Greenwood School District. |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Juniata |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1763 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1767 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 50.40 |
| Area Land Km2: | 50.40 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 19.46 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 19.46 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 533 |
| Population Density Km2: | 12.44 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 32.22 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Postal Code: | 17062 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Est: | 539 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-067-31424 |
Greenwood Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 533 at the 2020 census,[2] an increase over the figure of 617 tabulated in 2010.[3]
The Dimmsville Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It collapsed in 2017.
Greenwood Township is in eastern Juniata County and is centered on Turkey Valley, with Shellys Ridge and Lock Ridge to the south. Cocolamus Creek, a tributary of the Juniata River, flows through the western part of the township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 50.4km2, of which 3723order=flipNaNorder=flip, or 0.01%, are water.[3]
Greenwood Township is bordered by Monroe Township to the north, Susquehanna Township to the east, Greenwood Township, Perry County to the south, and Delaware Township to the west. Unincorporated communities in the township include Seven Stars and Dimmsville.
Pennsylvania Route 235 passes through the township, leading east to Liverpool on the Susquehanna River, and west to East Salem.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 548 people, 194 households, and 152 families residing in the township. The population density was 27.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 223 housing units at an average density of 11.3/sq mi (4.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.54% White, 0.73% African American, 0.18% Asian, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.
There were 194 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.7% were married couples living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,139, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $32,054 versus $20,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,344. About 5.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.