Ashland Township, Pennsylvania

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Ashland Township, Pennsylvania
Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania highlighting Ashland Township
Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania highlighting Ashland Township
Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania
Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Clarion
Settled 1804
Incorporated 1856
Area
 - Total 22.6 sq mi (58.5 km²)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,081
 - Density 47.9/sq mi (18.5/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Ashland Township is a township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,081 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.6 square miles (58.5 km²), of which, 22.5 square miles (58.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.09%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,081 people, 394 households, and 319 families residing in the township. The population density was 47.9 people per square mile (18.5/km²). There were 434 housing units at an average density of 19.2/sq mi (7.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.69% White, 0.83% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.09% of the population.

There were 394 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,065, and the median income for a family was $42,875. Males had a median income of $29,875 versus $21,818 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,457. About 4.9% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

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