Bigler Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

Bigler Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania highlighting Bigler Township
Map of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Clearfield
Incorporated	1883
Area
• Total	24.8 sq mi (64.2 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,289
• Density	55.2/sq mi (21.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	814

Bigler Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,289 at the 2010 census.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.8 square miles (64 km²), all of it land.

Communities

• Amesville
• Atlantic
• Belsena Mills
• Betz
• Blackburn
• Booker
• Beulah
• Chesterfield
• Madera
• Mascot
• Smoke Run

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,368 people, 547 households, and 386 families residing in the township. The population density was 55.2 people per square mile (21.3/km²). There were 647 housing units at an average density of 26.1/sq mi (10.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.05% White, 0.07% African American, 0.07% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.

There were 547 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $22,792, and the median income for a family was $28,482. Males had a median income of $26,471 versus $17,604 for females. The per capita income for the township was $12,434. About 15.7% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.2% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

• Moshannon Valley School District

References

External links

• History of Bigler, PA

Municipalities and communities of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States County seat: Clearfield City DuBois Boroughs Brisbin Burnside Chester Hill Clearfield Coalport Curwensville Falls Creek‡ Glen Hope Grampian Houtzdale Irvona Mahaffey New Washington Newburg Osceola Mills Ramey Troutville Wallaceton Westover Townships Beccaria Bell Bigler Bloom Boggs Bradford Brady Burnside Chest Cooper Covington Decatur Ferguson Girard Goshen Graham Greenwood Gulich Huston Jordan Karthaus Knox Lawrence Morris Penn Pike Pine Sandy Union Woodward CDPs Allport Bigler Grassflat Hawk Run Hyde Kylertown Morrisdale Oklahoma Plymptonville Sandy Treasure Lake West Decatur Unincorporated communities Helvetia Lumber City Luthersburg Oak Ridge Penfield Rockton Sylvan Grove Viola Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°49′51″N 78°26′04″W / 40.83083°N 78.43444°W / 40.83083; -78.43444