Todd Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania Explained

Todd Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania should not be confused with Todd Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

Todd Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Fulton County.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Fulton County in Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fulton County
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1730
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:28.99
Area Land Sq Mi:28.92
Area Water Sq Mi:0.07
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1616
Population Density Sq Mi:52.76
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-4
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Pop Est As Of:2022
Population Est:1613
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-057-76984
Area Total Km2:75.08
Area Land Km2:74.91
Area Water Km2:0.17
Population Density Km2:20.37

Todd Township is a township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,616 at the 2020 census.[2]

History

The Cold Spring Farm and Cowans Gap State Park Family Cabin District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.0 square miles (75.0 km), of which 28.9 square miles (74.9 km) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km), or 0.21%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,488 people, 605 households, and 430 families residing in the township. The population density was 51.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 735 housing units at an average density of 25.4/sq mi (9.8/km). The racial makeup of the township was 95.36% White, 3.43% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 605 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,292, and the median income for a family was $41,976. Males had a median income of $31,728 versus $21,458 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,726. About 7.6% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Recreation

Cowans Gap State Park, a Pennsylvania state park, is in Todd Township on Little Aughwick Creek, with part of it being in neighboring Metal Township in Franklin County.[4]

References

39.9667°N -77.9581°W

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: 2020-2022 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . December 25, 2023.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. . January 31, 2008 .
  4. Web site: Cowans Gap State Park . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110609164640/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/cowansgap.aspx . dead . June 9, 2011 . May 19, 2008 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.