Hopewell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Hopewell Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 992 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 53.2 km² (20.5 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 992 people, 354 households, and 304 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.7/km² (48.3/mi²). There were 370 housing units at an average density of 7.0/km² (18.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.89% White, 0.40% African American, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.
There were 354 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.9% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,411, and the median income for a family was $45,673. Males had a median income of $33,250 versus $24,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,708. About 4.9% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
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