| Springville Township, Pennsylvania |
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| — Township — | |
| Map of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania highlighting Springville Township | |
| Map of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Susquehanna |
| Settled | 1800 |
| Incorporated | 1833 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.7 sq mi (79.4 km2) |
| • Land | 30.4 sq mi (78.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,555 |
| • Density | 51.1/sq mi (19.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
Springville Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States that was formed during the April Session (of the Court of Quarter Sessions) in 1814. The population was 1,555 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.7 square miles (79.4 km²), of which, 30.4 square miles (78.8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.75%) is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,555 people, 570 households, and 437 families residing in the township. The population density was 51.1 people per square mile (19.7/km²). There were 694 housing units at an average density of 22.8/sq mi (8.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.23% White, 0.06% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.
There were 570 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,898, and the median income for a family was $40,375. Males had a median income of $27,250 versus $20,455 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,857. About 8.5% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
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