| Official Name: | Paint Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Clarion County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Government Type: | Board of Supervisors |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Jeff Corcetti |
| Leader Title1: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name1: | Randy J. Vossburg |
| Leader Title2: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name2: | Rodger Shingledecker |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1820 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 53.57 |
| Area Land Km2: | 52.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.92 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 20.68 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 20.33 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.35 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1645 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Est: | 1629 |
| Blank Info: | 42-031-57536 |
Paint Township is a township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,645 at the 2020 census,[2] a decrease from the figure of 1,699 tabulated in 2010.[3]
Paint Township is bordered to the southeast by the Clarion River and its tributary, Toby Creek. Its western side contains the unincorporated community of Marianne, and the borough of Clarion, the county seat, is one mile to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 53.6sqkm, of which 52.7sqkm is land and 0.9sqkm, or 1.71%, is water.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,778 people, 685 households, and 467 families residing in the township. The population density was 86.8/mi2. There were 758 housing units at an average density of 37/mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 97.75% White, 0.67% African American, 1.29% Asian, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 685 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the township the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $39,167, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $35,250 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,936. About 8.3% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.