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