Huston Township is an American township which is located in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Huston Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania | |
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Township | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Centre |
Settled | 1784 |
Incorporated | 1838 |
Area | |
• Total | 25.60 sq mi (66.30 km2) |
• Land | 25.60 sq mi (66.30 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,333 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 1,329 |
• Density | 54.03/sq mi (20.86/km2) |
FIPS code | 42-027-36504 |
The population was 1,333 at the 2020 census.[2]
Geography
editAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.6 square miles (66.3 km2), all land.[3]
Huston Township is bordered by Rush Township to the northwest, Union Township to the northeast, Patton Township to the southeast and Worth Township to the southwest.
Demographics
editCensus | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2000 | 1,311 | — | |
2010 | 1,360 | 3.7% | |
2020 | 1,333 | −2.0% | |
2021 (est.) | 1,329 | [2] | −0.3% |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,311 people, 500 households, and 370 families residing in the township.
The population density was 50.4 inhabitants per square mile (19.5/km2). There were 547 housing units at an average density of 21.0/sq mi (8.1/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 97.25% White, 0.31% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.92% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.
There were 500 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 61.6% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the township, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of eighteen, 7.0% from eighteen to twenty-four, 31.0% from twenty-five to forty-four, 27.5% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 9.5% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years.
For every one hundred females, there were 104.5 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 100.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,500, and the median income for a family was $42,386. Males had a median income of $30,417 compared with that of $26,250 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $16,268.
Roughly 10.3% of families and 13.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 10.1% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
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—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Huston township, Centre County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.