West Hemlock Township, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:West Hemlock Township,
Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250x200px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Montour County.svg
Mapsize1:250x200px
Map Caption1:Map of Montour County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Montour
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1853
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:19.97
Area Land Km2:19.94
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Total Sq Mi:7.71
Area Land Sq Mi:7.70
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:450
Population Density Km2:25.22
Population Density Sq Mi:65.33
Pop Est As Of:2021
Population Est:447
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-093-83144

West Hemlock Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.7 square miles (20.0 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 489 people, 168 households, and 150 families residing in the township.

The population density was 63.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 182 housing units at an average density of 23.5/sq mi (9.1/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.18% White, 0.61% African American and 0.20% Asian.

There were 168 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 76.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.7% were non-families. 10.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of eighteen, 7.2% from eighteen to twenty-four, 31.7% from twenty-five to forty-four, 25.2% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 8.8% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.

For every one hundred females, there were 109.9 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 113.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,625, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $32,500 compare with that of $24,375 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $18,428.

Roughly 7.3% of families and 7.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 10.6% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

External links

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Notes and 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—2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . July 27, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.