Graham Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,329 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Clearfield |
| Settled | 1822 |
| Incorporated | 1856 |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.93 sq mi (77.53 km2) |
| • Land | 29.71 sq mi (76.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,329  |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 1,318 |
| • Density | 46.05/sq mi (17.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-033-30272 |
The township is located approximately 87.9 miles (141 km) northwest of the state capitol, Harrisburg.
Geography
editAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.4 square miles (79 km2), of which 30.2 square miles (78 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.76%) is water.
Communities
edit- Fairview
- Kylertown (partially)
- Palestine
- Sington
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,236 | — | |
| 2010 | 1,383 | 11.9% | |
| 2020 | 1,329 | −3.9% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 1,318 | [2] | −0.8% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,236 people, 463 households, and 375 families residing in the township.
The population density was 40.9 inhabitants per square mile (15.8/km2). There were 549 housing units at an average density of 18.2/sq mi (7.0/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 98.46% White, 0.40% Native American, 0.08% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.
There were 463 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 67.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of eighteen, 6.8% from eighteen to twenty-four, 29.7% from twenty-five to forty-four, 29.2% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 11.8% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.
For every one hundred females, there were 104.6 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,604, and the median income for a family was $40,385. Males had a median income of $30,926 compared with that of $22,560 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $15,950.
Roughly 6.0% of families and 6.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 2.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
Education
editStudents in Graham Township attend schools in the West Branch Area School District.
References
edit- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.