Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fairview Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,140 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 75.7 km² (29.2 mi²). 75.5 km² (29.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.14%) is water. This very rural town is virtually unknown for anything

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 10,140 people, 3,535 households, and 2,831 families residing in the township. The population density was 134.3/km² (347.7/mi²). There were 3,711 housing units at an average density of 49.1/km² (127.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.16% White, 0.53% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 3,535 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,600, and the median income for a family was $61,764. Males had a median income of $45,818 versus $27,813 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,397. About 2.3% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

• Fairview Township