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Graham Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,329 at the time of the 2020 census.^[2]

The township is located approximately 87.9 miles (141 km) northwest of the state capitol, Harrisburg.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.4 square miles (79 km²), of which 30.2 square miles (78 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (0.76%) is water.

Communities

• Fairview
• Kylertown (partially)
• Palestine
• Sington

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 1,236 people, 463 households, and 375 families residing in the township.

The population density was 40.9 inhabitants per square mile (15.8/km²). There were 549 housing units at an average density of 18.2/sq mi (7.0/km²).

The racial makeup of the township was 98.46% White, 0.40% Native American, 0.08% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 463 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 67.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of eighteen, 6.8% from eighteen to twenty-four, 29.7% from twenty-five to forty-four, 29.2% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 11.8% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.

For every one hundred females, there were 104.6 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,604, and the median income for a family was $40,385. Males had a median income of $30,926 compared with that of $22,560 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $15,950.

Roughly 6.0% of families and 6.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 2.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Education

Students in Graham Township attend schools in the West Branch Area School District.

References

40°59′00″N 78°13′59″W / 40.98333°N 78.23306°W / 40.98333; -78.23306