Cascade Township, Pennsylvania

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Cascade Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 419 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit] Geography

As the crow flies, Cascade Township is about 100 mi (160 km) northwest of Philadelphia and about 165 mi (265 km) east-northeast of Pittsburgh. It is bordered by McIntyre Township to the north, McNett Township to the north and east, Plunketts Creek Township to the east, Gamble Township to the south, and Lewis Township to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 105.9 km² (40.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 419 people, 172 households, and 130 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.0/km² (10.2/mi²). There were 245 housing units at an average density of 2.3/km² (6.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.81% White, 0.72% Native American and 0.48% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 172 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% 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 2.78.

In the township the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,896, and the median income for a family was $45,208. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $22,813 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,465. About 5.1% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.