Bloom Township, Pennsylvania
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Bloom Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 412 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 49.0 km² (18.9 mi²). 48.9 km² (18.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.11%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 412 people, 169 households, and 119 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.4/km² (21.8/mi²). There were 220 housing units at an average density of 4.5/km² (11.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.76% White and 0.24% Native American.
There were 169 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 114.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,909, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $28,611 versus $22,813 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,470. About 9.3% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
[edit] School Districts
DuBois Area School District
[edit] External links
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County Seat: Clearfield |
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| Cities | |
| Boroughs |
Brisbin | Burnside | Chester Hill | Clearfield | Coalport | Curwensville | Falls Creek | Glen Hope | Grampian | Houtzdale | Irvona | Lumber City | Mahaffey | New Washington | Newburg | Osceola Mills | Ramey | Troutville | Wallaceton | Westover |
| Townships |
Beccaria | Bell | Bigler | Bloom | Boggs | Bradford | Brady | Burnside | Chest | Cooper | Covington | Decatur | Ferguson | Girard | Goshen | Graham | Greenwood | Gulich | Huston | Jordan | Karthaus | Knox | Lawrence | Morris | Penn | Pike | Pine | Sandy | Union | Woodward |
| Communities and CDPs |
Hyde | Plymptonville | Sandy | Treasure Lake |
