College Township, Pennsylvania

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College Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at 40.816N, -77.876W, just east-southeast of the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 550 (Buffalo Run Road) and U.S. Highway 322. The population was 8,489 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 47.4 km² (18.3 mi²), all land. Mount Nittany is a prominent and well known feature in the township.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 8,489 people, 3,069 households, and 2,050 families residing in the township. The population density was 179.0/km² (463.6/mi²). There were 3,213 housing units at an average density of 67.8/km² (175.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.24% White, 1.64% African American, 0.05% Native American, 2.69% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 3,069 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the township the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 16.7% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,895, and the median income for a family was $65,649. Males had a median income of $42,617 versus $30,633 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,163. About 3.9% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.