| Porter Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.1667°N -75.1264°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pike |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 156.77 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 60.53 |
| Area Land Km2: | 151.62 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 58.54 |
| Area Water Km2: | 5.15 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.99 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1037 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 485 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Est: | 466 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.07 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 7.96 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-103-62192 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Website: | http://www.portertownship.net/ |
Porter Township is a township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 485.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 60.5 square miles (156.7 km2), of which 58.5 square miles (152 km2) is land and 2.0 square miles (5 km2) (3.31%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 485 people, 211 households, and 154 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 896 housing units at an average density of 15.3/sq mi (6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 91.5% White, 3.3% African American, 1.4% Asian, 1% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.6% of the population.
There were 211 households, out of which 16.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the township the population was spread out, with 15.6% under the age of 18, 54.7% from 18 to 64, and 29.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.2 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $42,188. Males had a median income of $35,667 versus $27,143 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,139. About 1.8% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.