Ridgebury Township, Pennsylvania

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Ridgebury Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,982 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 99.5 km² (38.4 mi²). 99.2 km² (38.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.26%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,982 people, 759 households, and 569 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.0/km² (51.8/mi²). There were 954 housing units at an average density of 9.6/km² (24.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.13% White, 0.55% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 759 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,573, and the median income for a family was $40,144. Males had a median income of $32,404 versus $22,727 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,901. About 9.8% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.