Allegheny Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Allegheny Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Township
New Baltimore Covered Bridge
Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Allegheny Township
Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Somerset
Settled	1790
Incorporated	1805
Area
• Total	51.8 sq mi (134 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	654
• Density	12.6/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Allegheny Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 654 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania United States metropolitan area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 51.8 square miles (134 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 654 people, 250 households, and 185 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.6 people per square mile (4.9/km²). There were 442 housing units at an average density of 8.5/sq mi (3.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.86% White, 0.31% Asian, 1.68% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.68% of the population.

There were 250 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,875, and the median income for a family was $38,000. Males had a median income of $25,536 versus $17,321 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,970. About 12.5% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.3% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

Municipalities and communities of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States County seat: Somerset Boroughs Addison Benson Berlin Boswell Callimont Casselman Central City Confluence Garrett Hooversville Indian Lake Jennerstown Meyersdale New Baltimore New Centerville Paint Rockwood Salisbury Seven Springs‡ Shanksville Somerset Stoystown Ursina Wellersburg Windber Townships Addison Allegheny Black Brothersvalley Conemaugh Elk Lick Fairhope Greenville Jefferson Jenner Larimer Lincoln Lower Turkeyfoot Middlecreek Milford Northampton Ogle Paint Quemahoning Shade Somerset Southampton Stonycreek Summit Upper Turkeyfoot CDPs Cairnbrook Davidsville Edie Friedens Jerome Unincorporated communities Blough Deal Eureka 33 Mine Station Eureka 36 Mine Station Fairhope Hidden Valley Hiyasota Hollsopple Jenners Lambertsville Quecreek Ralphton Randolph Reading Number Three Seanor Springs Zimmerman Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°01′00″N 78°47′29″W / 40.01667°N 78.79139°W / 40.01667; -78.79139