Perry Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Perry Township,
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Armstrong County.svg
Mapsize1:250px
Map Caption1:Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Armstrong
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1796
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1845
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:38.91
Area Land Km2:38.91
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:15.02
Area Land Sq Mi:15.02
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:367
Population Density Km2:8.66
Population Density Sq Mi:22.43
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Pop Est As Of:2021
Population Est:365
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-005-59440

Perry Township is a township that is located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 367 at the time of the 2020 census,[2] an increase over the figure of 352 that was tabulated in 2010.[3]

History

Perry Township appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[4]

Cemeteries

Geography

Perry Township is located in northern Armstrong County, between the west bank of the Allegheny River and the western county boundary. It is bordered to the north by the city of Parker.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.9sqkm, all land.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2000 census,[5] there were 404 people, 154 households, and 119 families residing in the township.

The population density was 26.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 263 housing units at an average density of 17.5/sq mi (6.8/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.75% White, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 154 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.3% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.92.

The township median age of thirty-nine years was slightly less than the county median age of forty years. The distribution by age group was 24.5% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 5.4% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.7% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 25.5% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older.

For every one hundred females, there were 98.0 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 108.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,083, and the median income for a family was $40,469. Males had a median income of $31,250 compared with that of $26,250 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $22,784.

Approximately 11.1% of families and 11.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 3.8% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Education

Recreation

A portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 105 is located in Perry Township, at the confluence of Birch Run with the Allegheny River.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . June 29, 2022.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Perry township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. https://archive.today/20200210212156/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200559440. dead. February 10, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. August 1, 2013.
  4. Web site: Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 57 . Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. . 1876 . November 9, 2018.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  6. https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved September 13, 2018.
  7. https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__105.pdf Pennsylvania State Game Lands