Richland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Richland Township,
Venango County,
Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250x200px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Venango County.svg
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Map Caption1:Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Venango
Government Type:Board of Supervisors
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1796
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1806
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:58.05
Area Land Km2:57.56
Area Water Km2:0.50
Area Total Sq Mi:22.41
Area Land Sq Mi:22.22
Area Water Sq Mi:0.19
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:776
Population Density Km2:13.08
Population Density Sq Mi:33.88
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Area Code:814
Pop Est As Of:2023
Population Est:764
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-121-64568

Richland Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 776 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.4 square miles (58.0 km2), of which 22.2 square miles (57.4 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2) (0.85%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 744 people, 291 households, and 213 families residing in the township. The population density was 33.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 341 housing units at an average density of 15.4/sq mi (5.9/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.33% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.40% Asian, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 291 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,661, and the median income for a family was $39,688. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $20,972 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,940. About 8.7% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . July 1, 2024.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .

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