| Official Name: | Snow Shoe Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Centre County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| 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 |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1818 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1840 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 217.59 |
| Area Land Km2: | 217.56 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 84.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 84.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1638 |
| Population Density Km2: | 8.04 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 20.83 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 1619 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-027-71608 |
Snow Shoe Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,638 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to tradition, Snow Shoe was so named when a pair of snowshoes were found at an Indian village within the township's present borders.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 217.6sqkm, of which 0.03sqkm, or 0.02%, is water.[4]
The township surrounds the borough of Snow Shoe (population 765). The township is bordered by Burnside Township to the northwest, Curtin Township to the northeast, Boggs and Union townships to the southeast, Rush Township to the southwest, and Clearfield County to the west.
As of the 2000 census,[5] 1,760 people, 681 households, and 523 families resided in the township. The population density was 21.2 per square mile (8.2/km). There were 858 housing units at an average density of 10.3/sq mi (4.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.38% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.17% Pacific Islander, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.
Households numbered 681, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Average household size was 2.58 and average family size was 2.98.
The township's population was distributed with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males.
Median income for a household in the township was $31,429, and for a family was $37,750. Males had a median income of $28,801 versus $21,806 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,374. About 5.3% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.