Pine Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

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Pine Township,
Armstrong County,
Pennsylvania
Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania highlighting Pine Township
Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania highlighting Pine Township
Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Armstrong
Settled 1790
Incorporated 1836
Area
 - Total 5.2 sq mi (13.3 km²)
 - Land 4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²)
 - Water 0.3 sq mi (0.6 km²)
Population (2000)
 - Total 499
 - Density 101.6/sq mi (39.2/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Pine Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 499 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13.3 km²), of which, 4.9 square miles (12.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (4.66%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 499 people, 202 households, and 143 families residing in the township. The population density was 101.6 people per square mile (39.2/km²). There were 284 housing units at an average density of 57.8/sq mi (22.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.60% White, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 202 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $33,558. Males had a median income of $31,364 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,824. About 8.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

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