Farmington Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania

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Farmington Township is a township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,986 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 162.1 km² (62.6 mi²). 161.6 km² (62.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.27%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,986 people, 818 households, and 561 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.3/km² (31.8/mi²). There were 1,750 housing units at an average density of 10.8/km² (28.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.40% White, 0.20% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.

There were 818 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,739, and the median income for a family was $39,688. Males had a median income of $29,279 versus $20,300 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,982. About 7.9% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.


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Municipalities and Communities of Clarion County, Pennsylvania
County Seat: Clarion
Boroughs

Callensburg | Clarion | East Brady | Emlenton | Foxburg | Hawthorn | Knox | New Bethlehem | Rimersburg | Shippenville | Sligo | St. Petersburg | Strattanville

Townships

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