McHenry Township, Pennsylvania

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McHenry Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit] Geography

As the crow flies, McHenry Township is about 100 mi (160 km) northwest of Philadelphia and about 165 mi (265 km) east-northeast of Pittsburgh.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 198.1 km² (76.5 mi²). 196.9 km² (76.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (0.61%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 145 people, 79 households, and 42 families residing in the township. The population density was 0.7/km² (1.9/mi²). There were 514 housing units at an average density of 2.6/km² (6.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.93% White, 0.69% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.

There were 79 households out of which 8.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.8% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.84 and the average family size was 2.45.

In the township the population was spread out with 9.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 34.5% from 45 to 64, and 33.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females there were 116.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $23,571 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,269. There were 11.5% of families and 4.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.