Herrick Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

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Herrick Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 676 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 58.7 km² (22.7 mi²). 58.4 km² (22.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.57%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 676 people, 249 households, and 191 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.6/km² (30.0/mi²). There were 309 housing units at an average density of 5.3/km² (13.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.37% White, 0.15% African American, 0.59% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 249 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,208, and the median income for a family was $31,964. Males had a median income of $25,563 versus $23,393 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,989. About 11.8% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.

	Municipalities and Communities of Bradford County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Towanda)
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