Limestone Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Limestone Township,
Clarion County,
Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Clarion County.svg
Mapsize1:250px
Map Caption1:Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clarion
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1800
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1842
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:98.29
Area Land Km2:97.99
Area Water Km2:0.30
Area Total Sq Mi:37.95
Area Land Sq Mi:37.83
Area Water Sq Mi:0.12
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1870
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Pop Est As Of:2022
Population Est:1845
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-031-43344

Limestone Township is a township that is located in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,870 at the time of the 2020 census, an increase from the figure of 1,858 tabulated in 2010.[3]

Geography

This township is located in southeastern Clarion County and is bordered on the east by Jefferson County. The unincorporated community of Limestone is located in the western part of the township on Pennsylvania Route 66 in the valley of Piney Creek.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 98.3sqkm, of which 98sqkm is land and 0.3sqkm, or 0.31%, is water.[3]

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,773 people, 669 households, and 519 families residing in the township.

The population density was 47.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 725 housing units at an average density of 19.3/sq mi (7.4/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.61% White, 0.06% African American, 0.11% Asian, and 0.23% from two or more races.

There were 669 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 69.1% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.02.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.8% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.8% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.3% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 25.2% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 11.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years.

For every one hundred females there were 104.7 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,045, and the median income for a family was $45,368. Males had a median income of $30,691 compared with that of $22,022 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $18,887.

Approximately 4.2% of families and 6.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 4.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

External links

Notes and 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 4, 2023.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Limestone township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. April 27, 2015. https://archive.today/20150427144907/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4203143344. April 27, 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.