Briar Creek Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Briar Creek Township, Pennsylvania
Township
The Old Stone Church in the township, built 1808
Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Briar Creek Township
Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Columbia
Settled	1793
Incorporated	1797
Area
• Total	21.2 sq mi (54.9 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,061
• Density	145.2/sq mi (56.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570

Briar Creek Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,061 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Knob Mountain in Briar Creek Township

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.2 square miles (55 km²), of which, 21.1 square miles (55 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.52%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,061 people, 1,225 households, and 911 families residing in the township. The population density was 145.2 people per square mile (56.1/km²). There were 1,351 housing units at an average density of 64.1/sq mi (24.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.18% White, 0.20% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 1,225 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% 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 2.92.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,743, and the median income for a family was $41,185. Males had a median income of $27,647 versus $19,032 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,818. About 8.8% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

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Municipalities and communities of Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States County seat: Bloomsburg Town Bloomsburg Boroughs Ashland‡ Benton Berwick Briar Creek Catawissa Centralia Millville Orangeville Stillwater Townships Beaver Benton Briar Creek Catawissa Cleveland Conyngham Fishing Creek Franklin Greenwood Hemlock Jackson Locust Madison Main Mifflin Montour Mount Pleasant North Centre Orange Pine Roaring Creek Scott South Centre Sugarloaf CDPs Almedia Aristes Buckhorn Espy Eyers Grove Fernville Foundryville Iola Jamison City Jerseytown Jonestown Lightstreet Lime Ridge Locustdale Mainville Mifflinville Numidia Rohrsburg Rupert Slabtown Waller Wilburton Number One Wilburton Number Two Unincorporated communities Mifflin Cross Roads Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°07′31″N 76°15′04″W / 41.12528°N 76.25111°W / 41.12528; -76.25111