Patton Township, Pennsylvania should not be confused with Patton, Pennsylvania.
| Official Name: | Patton Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Centre County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Centre |
| Government Type: | Board of Supervisors |
| Leader Title: | Chair |
| Leader Name: | Elliot Abrams |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Chair |
| Leader Name1: | Jeff Luck |
| Leader Title2: | Supervisors |
| Leader Name2: | George Downsbrough, Jr. |
| Leader Title3: | Supervisors |
| Leader Name3: | Josh Troxell |
| Leader Title4: | Supervisors |
| Leader Name4: | Walt Wise |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1788 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1794 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 63.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 63.54 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.55 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.53 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 15801 |
| Population Density Km2: | 251.64 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 651.75 |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Postal Code: | 16803 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 15766 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-027-58440 |
Patton Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 15,801 at the 2020 census,[2] which is a 3.2% increase from the 2010 census.
Patton Township is served by the Patton Township Police Department, Alpha Fire Company, and Centre LifeLink EMS. Alpha Fire Company maintains one of its two substations in Patton Township.
Patton Township was established in 1794 and named after Colonel John Patton, a revolutionary officer, who co-owned the Centre Furnace, along with Colonel Samuel Miles. The Peter Gray family and the Conrad Hartsock family were the earliest settlers to the area. They came to the Half Moon Valley in 1788, from Frederick County, Maryland, and settled in what is now Patton Township. The early days were strongly influenced by Methodism. As soon as Peter Gray had a roof on his log cabin, he began Sunday School classes, and founded what is today Grays United Methodist Church. These settlers also made pilgrimages to church at Warriors Mark, a 12-mile distance, because that was the nearest regular preaching point in the valley.[3] Iron mining was begun in the early days of Patton Township, affording supply of ore for Centre Furnace. Scotia mines are located in this township, which is still rich in iron ore.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 63.58sqkm, of which 63.54sqkm is land and 0.05sqkm, or 0.07%, is water.[5]
Patton Township is bordered by Huston Township to the northwest, Benner Township to the northeast, College Township to the southeast, Ferguson Township to the south, and Halfmoon Township to the southwest.
As of a 2015 census estimate, the township was 77.3% Non-Hispanic White, 9.3% Black or African American, 1.5% Native American Alaska Native, 9.7% Asian, 1.3% Some other race, and 3.8% were Two or More Races. Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) were 3.6% of the population. https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 11,420 people, 4,791 households, and 2,472 families residing in the township. The population density was 460.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,974 housing units at an average density of 200.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 89.24% White, 3.55% African American, 0.13% Native American, 4.48% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.16% of the population.
There were 4,791 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.4% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the township the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 24.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,993, and the median income for a family was $61,503. Males had a median income of $41,064 versus $27,284 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,860. About 3.9% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.