Piney Township, Pennsylvania
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Piney Township is a township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 516 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 46.4 km² (17.9 mi²). 46.1 km² (17.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.67%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 516 people, 142 households, and 112 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.2/km² (29.0/mi²). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 3.5/km² (9.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.87% White, 1.16% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.
There were 142 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 37.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 74.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,375, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $28,542 versus $18,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,473. About 10.8% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
County Seat: Clarion |
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