Clinton Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania

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Clinton Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 758 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 74.4 km² (28.7 mi²). 73.7 km² (28.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.90%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 758 people, 278 households, and 219 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.3/km² (26.6/mi²). There were 414 housing units at an average density of 5.6/km² (14.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.63% White, 1.32% African American, 0.26% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 278 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,361, and the median income for a family was $40,563. Males had a median income of $32,375 versus $17,656 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,370. About 8.1% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Venango County, Pennsylvania
(County Seat: Franklin)
Cities Franklin | Oil City
Boroughs Barkeyville | Clintonville | Cooperstown | Emlenton | Pleasantville | Polk | Rouseville | Sugarcreek | Utica
Townships Allegheny | Canal | Cherrytree | Clinton | Cornplanter | Cranberry | Frenchcreek | Irwin | Jackson | Mineral
Oakland | Oilcreek | Pinegrove | Plum Township | President | Richland | Rockland | Sandycreek | Scrubgrass | Victory
CDPs Hasson Heights | Seneca | Woodland Heights
Geography Cornplanter State Forest | French Creek | Kittanning State Forest
Industry Joy Mining Machinery | Pennzoil | Quaker State
History Drake's Well | Fort Franklin | Fort Le Boeuf | Fort Machault | Fort Venango | McClintocksville, Pennsylvania | Petroleum industry | Pithole | Pontiac's Rebellion | USS Venango | Wamsutta Oil Refinery
People Orrin Dubbs Bleakley | John Wilkes Booth | Cornplanter | William Holmes Crosby, Jr. | Hildegarde Dolson | Frank Evans | Gabby Gabreski | Leon H. Gavin | Alexander Hays | Johnny Appleseed | Kathryn Kuhlman | Ted Marchibroda | Jesse L. Reno | Henry H. Rogers | Peter Moore Speer | Ida M. Tarbell | John Wesley Van Dyke
Attractions DeBence Antique Music World | Oil Creek State Park | Oil Region Astronomical Observatory | Franklin Silver Cornet Band | Venango Regional Airport