Henderson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Henderson Township,
Huntingdon County,
Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250x200px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Huntingdon County.svg
Mapsize1:250x200px
Map Caption1:Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Huntingdon
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Incorporated
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:68.09
Area Land Km2:67.76
Area Water Km2:0.33
Area Total Sq Mi:26.29
Area Land Sq Mi:26.16
Area Water Sq Mi:0.13
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:923
Population Density Km2:13.40
Population Density Sq Mi:34.71
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Postal Code:16652, 17060
Area Code:814
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-061-33808
Footnotes:Local phone exchanges: 506, 641, 643, 644
Pop Est As Of:2022
Population Est:913

Henderson Township is a township which is located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 923 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

This township includes the village of Ardenheim.

History

The Pennsylvania Canal Guard Lock and Feeder Dam, Raystown Branch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26sqmi, of which 25.9sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.50%) is water.

Adjacent Municipalities

All municipalities listed are in Huntingdon County unless otherwise noted.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 933 people and 394 households within the township.

The population density was 35.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 544 housing units at an average density of 20.9/sq mi (8.1/km).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.14% White, 0.32% African American, 0.11% other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 394 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.3% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the township the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of eighteen, 2.0% from eighteen to nineteen, 3.4% from twenty to twenty-four, 8.7% from twenty-five to thirty-four, 20.5% from thirty-five to forty-nine, 29.0% from fifty to sixty-four, and 17.4% who were sixty-five years of age or older.

The median age was forty-one years. The population was 50.70% male, and 49.30% female.

External links

40.4833°N -77.9664°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . January 31, 2024.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.