Miller Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania Explained

Miller Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania should not be confused with Miller Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

Official Name:Miller Township,
Perry County,
Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250x200px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Perry County.svg
Mapsize1:250x200px
Map Caption1:Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Perry
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1767
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1852
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:33.29
Area Land Km2:32.27
Area Water Km2:1.02
Area Total Sq Mi:12.85
Area Land Sq Mi:12.46
Area Water Sq Mi:0.40
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:963
Population Density Km2:33.63
Population Density Sq Mi:87.09
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Area Code:717
Pop Est As Of:2021
Population Est:966
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-099-49632

Miller Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 963 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.3 km2), of which 12.5 square miles (32.4 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km2) (2.65%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 953 people, 340 households, and 253 families residing in the township. The population density was 76.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 425 housing units at an average density of 34sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.43% White, 0.10% African American, 0.10% Native American, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.

There were 340 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,167, and the median income for a family was $49,063. Males had a median income of $31,534 versus $25,341 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,978. About 7.3% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . July 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.

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