Waterford Township, Pennsylvania

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Waterford Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,878 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 130.4 km² (50.3 mi²). 129.6 km² (50.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.62%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 3,878 people, 1,362 households, and 1,080 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.9/km² (77.5/mi²). There were 1,447 housing units at an average density of 11.2/km² (28.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.58% White, 0.15% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 1,362 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the township the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,270, and the median income for a family was $46,076. Males had a median income of $33,993 versus $22,443 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,229. About 9.4% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

	Municipalities and Communities of Erie County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Erie)
Cities	Corry | Erie
Boroughs	Albion | Cranesville | Edinboro | Elgin | Girard | Lake City | McKean | Mill Village | North East | Platea | Union City | Waterford | Wattsburg | Wesleyville
Townships	Amity | Concord | Conneaut | Elk Creek | Fairview | Franklin | Girard | Greene | Greenfield | Harborcreek | Lawrence Park | LeBoeuf | McKean | Millcreek | North East | Springfield | Summit | Union | Venango | Washington | Waterford | Wayne
Communities and CDPs	Avonia | Northwest Harborcreek