Upper Oxford Township, Pennsylvania Explained

Upper Oxford Township
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:260px
Image Map1:Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates:39.8428°N -75.9536°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chester
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:43.34
Area Total Sq Mi:16.73
Area Land Km2:43.09
Area Land Sq Mi:16.64
Area Water Km2:0.25
Area Water Sq Mi:0.10
Elevation Ft:558
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:2484
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:2497
Population Density Km2:57.95
Population Density Sq Mi:150.10
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Area Code:610
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-029-79208
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons

Upper Oxford Township is a township that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 2,484.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, all land.

Transportation

As of 2020, there were of public roads in Upper Oxford Township, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.[3]

U.S. Route 1 is the most prominent highway serving Upper Oxford Township. It follows the Kennett Oxford Bypass along a southwest-northeast alignment through the southeastern part of the township.

Pennsylvania Route 10 follows Limestone Road along a southwest-northeast alignment through the central portion of the township while Pennsylvania Route 896 follows Newark Road along a northwest-southeast alignment through the middle of the township.

Demographics

At the time of the 2010 census, this township was 86.1% non-Hispanic White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, and 0.3% Asian with 2.1% defined as two or more races.[4]

At the ime of the 2000 census, there were 2,095 people, 725 households, and 584 families living in the township.

The population density was 124.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 743 housing units at an average density of 44.3sp=usNaNsp=us.

The racial makeup of the township was 91.69% White, 3.68% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 2.43% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.67%.[5]

There were 725 households, of which 40.6% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them; 72.4% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. There were also 14.5% of households that were one-person households, of which 5.5% had residents who were aged sixty-five or older.

The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.24.

The age distribution was 29.1% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 5.9% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 31.8% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 24.6% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 8.6% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was thirty-six years.

For every one hundred females, there were 104.0 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 103.6 males.

The median household income was $61,094 and the median family income was $66,875. Males had a median income of $43,594 compared with that of $30,990 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $24,641.

Approximately 3.9% of families and 4.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 6.9% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

External links

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: Upper Oxford Township map. PennDOT. March 13, 2023.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . www.usatoday.com . January 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110314234139/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/pa . March 14, 2011 . dead.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.