Fawn Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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Fawn Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,504 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.5 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,504 people, 985 households, and 750 families residing in the township. The population density was 193.8 people per square mile (74.8/km²). There were 1,031 housing units at an average density of 79.8/sq mi (30.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.72% White, 0.20% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.
Ancestry was reported as 27% German, 13% Irish, 11% Slovak and 10% Polish.[2]
There were 985 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the township the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,102, and the median income for a family was $45,114. Males had a median income of $38,884 versus $22,041 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,566. About 4.6% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=275736
