LeBoeuf Township | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Erie |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 87.75 |
Area Land Km2: | 86.68 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.07 |
Elevation Max Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation Max Ft: | 1,698 |
Elevation Max Point: | southeast corner |
Elevation Min Ft: | 1,145 |
Elevation Min Point: | French Creek |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 1658 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 19.09 |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -4 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Area Code: | 814 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
Population Est: | 1639 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-049-42208 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 33.88 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 33.47 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.41 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 49.45 |
LeBoeuf Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,658 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 1,698 at the 2010 census.[4]
The township took its name from LeBoeuf Creek.[5]
The township is located along the southern edge of Erie County and is bordered to the south by Crawford County. The township surrounds the borough of Mill Village, a separate municipality. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 87.8km2, of which 86.7km2 is land and 1.1km2, or 1.22%, is water.[4] French Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, crosses the township from the northeastern corner to the south. LeBoeuf Creek joins French Creek from the north in the northwest part of the township.
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,680 people, 567 households, and 460 families residing in the township. The population density was 49.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 630 housing units at an average density of 18.7/sq mi (7.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.27% White, 0.95% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.
There were 567 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the township the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,250, and the median income for a family was $47,986. Males had a median income of $34,115 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,522. About 4.3% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.