Morris Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania Explained

Morris Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Washington County.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Washington County in Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington County
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:28.43
Area Land Sq Mi:28.42
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:906
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Sq Mi:39.06
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-4
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:724
Pop Est As Of:2021
Population Est:909
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-125-51104
Area Total Km2:73.63
Area Land Km2:73.60
Area Water Km2:0.03
Population Density Km2:15.08

Morris Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 906 at the 2020 census.[2]

History

The Day Covered Bridge and Robert Parkinson Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.4mi2, of which, 28.4 square miles (73.5 km2) of it is land and 0.04% is water.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 1,105 people, 428 households, and 339 families living in the township. The population density was 44.8/mi2. There were 454 housing units at an average density of 16/mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 97.0% White, 1.3% Black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.7% American Indian and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 413 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present and 25.7% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age was 43.4 years. Males make up 53.7% of the population and females make up 46.3%.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,652, and the median income for a family was $43,826. Males had a median income of $34,688 versus $22,727 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,509. About 6.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and 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 21, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. . January 31, 2008 .