Licking Creek Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania Explained

Licking Creek Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Fulton County.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Fulton County in Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fulton
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1775
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:44.66
Area Land Sq Mi:44.66
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1576
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Sq Mi:37.64
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-4
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Pop Est As Of:2022
Population Est:1589
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-057-43200
Area Total Km2:115.68
Area Land Km2:115.68
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population Density Km2:14.53

Licking Creek Township is a township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,576 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 44.7sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,532 people, 589 households, and 439 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 724 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.83% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 589 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,141, and the median income for a family was $41,528. Males had a median income of $28,945 versus $21,656 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,940. About 6.5% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

39.9881°N -78.1497°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files . United States Census Bureau . August 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . December 25, 2023.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. . January 31, 2008 .