Wood Township, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Wood Township, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Huntingdon County.svg
Mapsize1:250px
Map Caption1:Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Huntingdon
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Incorporated
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:42.61
Area Land Km2:42.61
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:16.45
Area Land Sq Mi:16.45
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:606
Population Density Km2:16.69
Population Density Sq Mi:43.22
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Pop Est As Of:2022
Population Est:600
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-061-86080

Wood Township is a township that is located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 606 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

History

The Robertsdale Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.4 square miles (42.6 km2), all land.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 713 people, 277 households, and 206 families residing in the township.

The population density was 43.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 383 housing units at an average density of 23.3/sq mi (9.0/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.30% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.28% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 277 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 61.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.99.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.2% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 10.1% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 24.7% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 24.7% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 15.3% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years.

For every one hundred females, there were 100.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,167, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $28,654 versus $20,375 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $13,512.

Approximately 9.2% of families and 14.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 16.0% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

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: 2020-2022 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . January 31, 2024.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.

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