Oliver Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Oliver Township,
Mifflin County,
Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
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Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Mifflin County.svg
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Map Caption1:Map of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mifflin
Government Type:Board of Supervisors
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Thomas G. White, Jr.
Leader Title1:Supervisor
Leader Name1:Francis D. Goss
Leader Title2:Supervisor
Leader Name2:Ryan J. Casner
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1762
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1835
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:91.93
Area Land Km2:90.61
Area Water Km2:1.31
Area Total Sq Mi:35.49
Area Land Sq Mi:34.99
Area Water Sq Mi:0.51
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2060
Population Density Km2:24.16
Population Density Sq Mi:62.57
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:17051
Area Code:717
Website:http://olivertwpmifflin.us/main.html
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-087-56720
Footnotes:Local phone exchange: 899
Pop Est As Of:2022
Population Est:2042

Oliver Township is a township in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,060 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.0 square miles (90.6 km2), of which 34.5 square miles (89.4 km2) is land and 0.4 square mile (1.1 km2) (1.26%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,060 people, 804 households, and 601 families residing in the township.

The population density was 59.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 962 housing units at an average density of 27.9sp=usNaNsp=us.

The racial makeup of the township was 99.51% White, 0.24% African American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 804 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 65.4% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years.

For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,583, and the median income for a family was $41,286. Males had a median income of $31,678 compared with that of $18,047 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $16,938.

Roughly 5.4% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 10.2% 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: 2020-2022 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . January 31, 2024.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.

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