Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Township
Greenwood Furnace State Park is in Jackson Township
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Jackson Township
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Huntingdon
Area
• Total	72.5 sq mi (188 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	882
• Density	12.2/sq mi (4.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code	16652
Area code(s)	814
School District:	Huntingdon Area School District
Local phone exchanges: 667

Jackson Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 882 at the 2000 census. Greenwood Furnace State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Jackson Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 72.5 square miles (188 km²), of which, 72.5 square miles (188 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.08%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 882 people, 346 households, and 269 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.2 people per square mile (4.7/km²). There were 675 housing units at an average density of 9.3/sq mi (3.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.30% White, 0.11% African American, 0.11% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 346 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,875, and the median income for a family was $49,583. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $26,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,065. About 3.3% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

Municipalities and communities of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States County seat: Huntingdon Boroughs Alexandria Birmingham Broad Top City Cassville Coalmont Dudley Huntingdon Mapleton Marklesburg Mill Creek Mount Union Orbisonia Petersburg Rockhill Saltillo Shade Gap Shirleysburg Three Springs Townships Barree Brady Carbon Cass Clay Cromwell Dublin Franklin Henderson Hopewell Jackson Juniata Lincoln Logan Miller Morris Oneida Penn Porter Shirley Smithfield Springfield Spruce Creek Tell Todd Union Walker Warriors Mark West Wood CDPs Allenport McConnellstown Unincorporated communities Ardenheim Hesston Puttstown Robertsdale Spruce Creek Water Street

Coordinates: 40°42′00″N 77°52′59″W / 40.70000°N 77.88306°W / 40.70000; -77.88306