White Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:White Township,
Cambria County,
Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Cambria County.svg
Mapsize1:250px
Map Caption1:Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cambria
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1838
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:58.90
Area Land Km2:52.55
Area Water Km2:6.36
Area Total Sq Mi:22.74
Area Land Sq Mi:20.29
Area Water Sq Mi:2.46
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:836
Population Density Km2:15.15
Population Density Sq Mi:39.24
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Area Code:814
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:796
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-021-84448

White Township is a township that is located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 836 at the time of the 2010 census.[3]

It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

White Township is located in northern Cambria County approximately at 40.67°N by 78.53°W, northeast of Ebensburg, the county seat, and about northwest of Altoona. The township is bordered by Clearfield County to the north. The township's eastern border follows Clearfield Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River.

The primary feature in the township is Prince Gallitzin State Park, which occupies most of the central and southern parts of the township. The park surrounds Glendale Lake, a reservoir on Beaverdam Run, which flows north into Clearfield Creek.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 58.9sqkm, of which 52.5sqkm is land and 6.4sqkm, or 10.79%, is water.[3]

Communities

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 813 people, 311 households, and 226 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 490 housing units at an average density of 24.3/sq mi (9.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.56% White, 0.74% African American, 1.97% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 311 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.87.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 20.3% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 6.8% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 28.7% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 27.7% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 16.6% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-one years.

For every one hundred females, there were 117.4 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 109.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,458, and the median income for a family was $33,846. Males had a median income of $30,833 compared with that of $18,359 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $14,007.

Approximately 6.9% of families and 13.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those ho were under the age of eighteen and 7.8% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Recreation

Most of Prince Gallitzin State Park occupies the western end of the township. Portions of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 108 are located in the township.[5] [6]

External links

40.6883°N -78.5564°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Aug 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): White township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 27, 2015. https://archive.today/20200213130129/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4202184448. February 13, 2020. dead.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  5. https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 11 November 2018
  6. https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__108.pdf Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 108