Warsaw Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Warsaw Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Warsaw Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Jefferson
Settled	1800
Incorporated	1842
Government
• Type	A township of the Second Class, having a board of three Supervisors.
Area
• Total	51.3 sq mi (133 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,346
• Density	26.2/sq mi (10.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Warsaw Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,346. It was named after Warsaw, the capital of Poland.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 51.3 square miles (132.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,346 people, 517 households, and 396 families residing in the township. The population density was 26.2 people per square mile (10.1/km²). There were 746 housing units at an average density of 14.5/sq mi (5.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.74% White, 0.67% Native American, 0.30% Asian, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 517 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% 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 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,917, and the median income for a family was $39,438. Males had a median income of $26,927 versus $18,971 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,487. About 8.5% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ↑ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 481. 
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°12′00″N 78°56′59″W / 41.20000°N 78.94972°W / 41.20000; -78.94972