| Official Name: | Lafayette Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting McKean County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of McKean County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | McKean |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1823 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1842 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 185.18 |
| Area Land Km2: | 184.95 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.23 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 71.50 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 71.41 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1766 |
| Population Density Km2: | 12.93 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 33.50 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Est: | 2023 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-083-40808 |
Lafayette Township is a township in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,766 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 71.2sqmi, of which 71.2sqmi is land and 0.01% is water.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lafayette Township has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,337 people, 424 households, and 276 families residing in the township. The population includes inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution, McKean. The population density was 32.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 673 housing units at an average density of 9.5/sq mi (3.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 58.28% White, 31.88% African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 4.92% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.53% of the population.
There were 424 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the township the population was spread out, with 8.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 53.6% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 393.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 476.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,736, and the median income for a family was $44,125. Males had a median income of $29,297 versus $23,355 for females. The per capita income for the township was $9,699. About 5.9% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.
Federal Correctional Institution, McKean is in the township.[5]
Bradford Regional Airport is in the township.[5]
The school district for the township is Bradford Area School District.[6]