St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania
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St. Clair Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,398 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). 73.5 km² (28.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (1.32%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,398 people, 568 households, and 408 families residing in the township. The population density was 19.0/km² (49.3/mi²). There were 665 housing units at an average density of 9.1/km² (23.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.43% White, 0.57% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 568 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $29,000, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,611. About 9.6% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
