Rose Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Rose Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Residential neighborhood on Belgiumtown Road, just south of Brookville
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Rose Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Jefferson
Settled	1805
Incorporated	1827
Government
• Type	A Township of the Second Class, having a three member board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	19.1 sq mi (49 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,232
• Density	64.4/sq mi (24.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Rose Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,232 at the 2000 census. It was named for a prominent citizen named Dr. Rose.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.1 square miles (49.6 km²), of which, 19.1 square miles (49.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.10%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,232 people, 474 households, and 357 families residing in the township. The population density was 64.4 people per square mile (24.9/km²). There were 529 housing units at an average density of 27.7/sq mi (10.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.94% White, 0.16% African American, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.08% of the population.

There were 474 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,636, and the median income for a family was $39,236. Males had a median income of $30,664 versus $18,542 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,472. About 6.2% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ↑ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 443. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States County seat: Brookville Boroughs Big Run Brockway Brookville Corsica Falls Creek‡ Punxsutawney Reynoldsville Summerville Sykesville Timblin Worthville Townships Barnett Beaver Bell Clover Eldred Gaskill Heath Henderson Knox McCalmont Oliver Perry Pine Creek Polk Porter Ringgold Rose Snyder Union Warsaw Washington Winslow Young CDP Crenshaw Unincorporated communities Adrian Mines Alaska Allens Mills Anita Baxter Beechtree Beechwoods Bells Mills Blowtown Bowersville Cloe Coal Glen Coder Conifer Content Coolspring Cortez Desire Dora Ella Emerickville Fordham Frostburg Fuller Hamilton Hazen Heathville Horatio Howe Kahletown Knox Dale Lanes Mills Langville Markton McMinns Summit Munderf North Freedom Ohl Oliveburg Panic Pancoast Pansy Pardus Port Barnett Porter Prescottville Ramsaytown Rathmel Richardsville Ringgold Rockdale Roseville Sandy Valley Schoffner Corner Sigel Soldier Sprankle Mills Stanton Stump Creek Sugar Hill Valier Walston Warsaw Westville Winslow Wishaw Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°07′00″N 79°06′59″W / 41.11667°N 79.11639°W / 41.11667; -79.11639