Rome Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Rome Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Township
Location of Rome Township in Crawford County
Location of Crawford County in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Crawford County
Area
• Total	15.9 sq mi (41.2 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,840
• Density	45/sq mi (17.2/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	814

Rome Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,840 at the 2010 census.^[1]

Geography

Rome Township is in eastern Crawford County, bordered by Warren County to the east. The borough of Centerville is along the western edge of the township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 41.4 square miles (107.1 km²), all of it land.^[1]

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,745 people, 532 households, and 422 families residing in the township. The population density was 42.3 people per square mile (16.3/km²). There were 618 housing units at an average density of 15.0/sq mi (5.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.20% White, 0.06% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.06% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.

There were 532 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 3.78.

In the township the population was spread out, with 38.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,239, and the median income for a family was $33,942. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $12,035. About 14.0% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rome township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 9, 2015. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States County seat: Meadville Cities Meadville Titusville Boroughs Blooming Valley Cambridge Springs Centerville Cochranton Conneaut Lake Conneautville Hydetown Linesville Saegertown Spartansburg Springboro Townville Venango Woodcock Townships Athens Beaver Bloomfield Cambridge Conneaut Cussewago East Fairfield East Fallowfield East Mead Fairfield Greenwood Hayfield North Shenango Oil Creek Pine Randolph Richmond Rockdale Rome Sadsbury South Shenango Sparta Spring Steuben Summerhill Summit Troy Union Venango Vernon Wayne West Fallowfield West Mead West Shenango Woodcock CDPs Adamsville Atlantic Canadohta Lake Conneaut Lakeshore Fredericksburg Geneva Guys Mills Harmonsburg Hartstown Kerrtown Lincolnville Pymatuning Central Pymatuning North Pymatuning South Riceville Unincorporated communities Buells Corners Custards Espyville Frenchtown

Coordinates: 41°43′00″N 79°36′59″W / 41.71667°N 79.61639°W / 41.71667; -79.61639