Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania

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Cranberry Township,
Venango County,
Pennsylvania
Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania highlighting Cranberry Township
Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania highlighting Cranberry Township
Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania
Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Venango
Settled 1825
Incorporated 1830
Government
 - Type Board of Supervisors
Area
 - Total 71.3 sq mi (184.6 km²)
 - Land 70.4 sq mi (182.3 km²)
 - Water 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km²)
Population (2000)
 - Total 7,014
 - Density 99.7/sq mi (38.5/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 814

Cranberry Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,014 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 71.3 square miles (184.6 km²), of which, 70.4 square miles (182.3 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (1.25%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 7,014 people, 2,843 households, and 2,066 families residing in the township. The population density was 99.7 people per square mile (38.5/km²). There were 3,054 housing units at an average density of 43.4/sq mi (16.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.67% White, 0.31% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 2,843 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,547, and the median income for a family was $40,063. Males had a median income of $31,573 versus $24,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,361. About 10.6% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.