Gregg Township, Union County, Pennsylvania

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Gregg Township is a township in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,687 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.2 km² (15.1 mi²). 39.1 km² (15.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.13%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,687 people, 335 households, and 249 families residing in the township. The population density was 119.8/km² (310.5/mi²). There were 354 housing units at an average density of 9.1/km² (23.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 55.17% White, 36.61% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 5.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.57% of the population.

There were 335 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township the population was spread out with 4.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 63.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 3.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 826.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 1,057.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,719, and the median income for a family was $41,711. Males had a median income of $16,270 versus $22,833 for females. The per capita income for the township was $12,916. About 4.5% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

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Municipalities and Communities of Union County, Pennsylvania
(County Seat: Lewisburg)
Boroughs Hartleton | Lewisburg | Mifflinburg | New Berlin
Townships Buffalo | East Buffalo | Gregg | Hartley | Kelly | Lewis | Limestone | Union | West Buffalo | White Deer
Communities and CDPs Linntown | Winfield