Bullskin Township, Pennsylvania

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Bullskin Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,782 at the 2000 census. It is served by the Connellsville Area School District.

The villages of Poplar Grove, Moyer, Prittstown, Pennsville, Bear Rocks, Breakneck, and Hammondville are all located within the township. Bullskin also includes one of Fayette County's two tiny airports, the Scottdale-Mount Pleasant Airport, located near Hammondville.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 112.7 km² (43.5 mi²). 112.4 km² (43.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.25%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 7,782 people, 3,023 households, and 2,279 families residing in the township. The population density was 69.2/km² (179.4/mi²). There were 3,206 housing units at an average density of 28.5/km² (73.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.36% White, 0.05% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 3,023 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,059, and the median income for a family was $40,259. Males had a median income of $32,133 versus $21,737 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,719. About 9.0% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.