Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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Springfield Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,963 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 79.7 km² (30.8 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,963 people, 1,900 households, and 1,470 families residing in the township. The population density was 62.3/km² (161.2/mi²). There were 1,972 housing units at an average density of 24.7/km² (64.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.61% White, 0.60% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.
There were 1,900 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $60,061, and the median income for a family was $64,909. Males had a median income of $45,063 versus $30,592 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,355. About 2.5% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
