Ulster Township, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Ulster Township,
Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250x200px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Bradford County.svg
Mapsize1:250x200px
Map Caption1:Map of Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bradford
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1785
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1797
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:50.58
Area Land Km2:48.53
Area Water Km2:2.04
Area Total Sq Mi:19.53
Area Land Sq Mi:18.74
Area Water Sq Mi:0.79
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1337
Population Density Km2:26.83
Population Density Sq Mi:69.48
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:1302
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-015-78232

Ulster Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,337 at the 2010 census.[3]

It was named after the province of Ulster in Ireland.[4]

Geography

Ulster Township is located in north-central Bradford County, on the west bank of the Susquehanna River. It is bordered by Athens Township to the north, by Sheshequin Township to the east across the Susquehanna, by North Towanda Township to the southeast, Burlington Township to the south and west and Smithfield Township to the west.[5]

U.S. Route 220 runs through the township along the west side of the Susquehanna River, passing through the unincorporated communities of Ulster (the largest settlement in the township) and Milan. Bridge Street crosses the Susquehanna from Ulster village into Sheshequin Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ulster Township has a total area of 50.6sqkm, of which 48.5sqkm is land and 2sqkm, or 4.04%, is water.[3]

Demographics

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,340 people, 512 households, and 379 families residing in the township. The population density was 70.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 573 housing units at an average density of 30.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.54% White, 0.45% African American, 1.04% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 512 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years old. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,281, and the median income for a family was $41,522. Males had a median income of $34,875 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,411. About 5.9% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ulster township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. https://archive.today/20200212163846/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4201578232. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 21, 2014.
  4. News: Ireland in America . The Canadian Statesman . December 30, 1891 . October 14, 2015 . Deigman, John . 2.
  5. 1:65,000 . Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division . [ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/bradford_GHSN.PDF "2007 General Highway Map Bradford County Pennsylvania" ]. July 26, 2008. Note: shows Mt. Pisgah State Park
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  7. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1925,' Biographical Sketch of Ethan B. Minier, pg. 678-679
  8. Book: Egle. William Henry. NOTES QUERIES HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL CHIEFLY RELATING TO INTERIOR PENNSYLVANIA. 1895. Harrisburg publishing Company. Harrisburg, PA.