| Official Name: | Perry Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Jefferson County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
| Government Type: | Township of the Second Class, having a three-member board of supervisors |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1809 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1818 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 74.41 |
| Area Land Km2: | 73.63 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.78 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 28.73 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 28.43 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.30 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1248 |
| Population Density Km2: | 16.22 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 42.00 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Est: | 1222 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-065-59480 |
Perry Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,248 at the 2020 census.[2] It was named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.[3]
The township is in southern Jefferson County and is bordered to the south by Indiana County. It is west of Punxsutawney. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 74.4sqkm, of which 73.6sqkm are land and 0.8sqkm, or 1.05%, are water.[4] Mahoning Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Allegheny River, runs through the southern part of the township.
Unincorporated communities in the township include Valier, Fordham, Hamilton, Frostburg, and Grange.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,289 people, 498 households, and 369 families residing in the township. The population density was 44.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 557 housing units at an average density of 19.4/sq mi (7.5/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.61% White, 0.08% Asian, and 0.31% from two or more races.
There were 498 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,595, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,789 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,962. About 5.6% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.