| Official Name: | Litchfield Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Bradford County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Bradford County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bradford |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1788 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1821 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 78.74 |
| Area Land Km2: | 78.13 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.61 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.40 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.17 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1320 |
| Population Density Km2: | 16.72 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 43.29 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 18810, 18840 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Est: | 1306 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-015-43792 |
Litchfield Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,320.[3]
Litchfield Township is located in northern Bradford County, along the New York state line. It is bordered by Windham Township to the east, Rome Township to the east and south, Sheshequin Township to the south and Athens Township to the west. To the north, in Tioga County, New York, is the town of Nichols.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 78.7km2, of which 78.1km2 is land and 0.6km2, or 0.77%, is water.[3] Children residing in the township are assigned to attend the Sayre Area School District.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,307 people, 501 households, and 401 families residing in the township. The population density was 43.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 546 housing units at an average density of 18.1/sq mi (7.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.78% White, 0.23% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
There were 501 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,986, and the median income for a family was $41,576. Males had a median income of $30,923 versus $21,050 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,874. About 5.2% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.