Union Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

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Union Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,049 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 41.2 km² (15.9 mi²). 41.0 km² (15.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.50%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,049 people, 412 households, and 294 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.6/km² (66.3/mi²). There were 454 housing units at an average density of 11.1/km² (28.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.38% White, 0.38% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 412 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,333, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $34,821 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,816. About 8.2% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

	Municipalities and Communities of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Meadville)
Cities	Meadville | Titusville
Boroughs	Blooming Valley | Cambridge Springs | Centerville | Conneaut Lake | Conneautville | Cochranton | Hydetown | Linesville | Saegertown | Spartansburg | Springboro | Townville | Venango | Woodcock
Townships	Athens | Beaver | Bloomfield | Cambridge | Conneaut | Cussewago | East Fairfield | East Fallowfield | East Mead | Fairfield | Greenwood | Hayfield | North Shenango | Oil Creek | Pine | Randolph | Richmond | Rockdale | Rome | Sadsbury | South Shenango | Sparta | Spring | Steuben | Summerhill | Summit | Troy | Union | Venango | Vernon | Wayne | West Fallowfield | West Mead | West Shenango | Woodcock
Communities and CDPs	Adamsville | Atlantic | Buells Corners | Canadohta Lake | Conneaut Lakeshore | Fredericksburg | Geneva | Guys Mills | Harmonsburg | Hartstown | Lincolnville | Pymatuning Central | Pymatuning North | Pymatuning South | Riceville