Jordan Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Jordan Township,
Clearfield County,
Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Clearfield County.svg
Mapsize1:250px
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:1819
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1835
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:60.47
Area Land Km2:60.25
Area Water Km2:0.23
Area Total Sq Mi:23.35
Area Land Sq Mi:23.26
Area Water Sq Mi:0.09
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:476
Population Density Km2:7.64
Population Density Sq Mi:19.77
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Area Code:814
Pop Est As Of:2022
Population Est:473
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-033-38432

Jordan Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 476 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.2sqmi, of which 24.2sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.08%) is water.

Communities

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 543 people, 198 households, and 152 families living in the township.

The population density was 22.4 people per square mile (8.7/km2). There were 259 housing units at an average density of 10.7/sq mi (4.1/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.82% White and 0.18% African American.

There were 198 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 63.6% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.16.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.4% who were under the age of eighteen, 9.2% from eighteen to twenty-four, 30.2% from twenty-five to forty-four, 22.1% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.1% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-six years.

For every one hundred females, there were 104.1 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $32,667. Males had a median income of $28,125 compared with that of $18,500 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $12,600.

Roughly 12.2% of families and 16.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 9.0% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Education

Students in the township attend schools in the Valley School District.

References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Aug 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. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.

External links

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