West Hemlock Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.7 square miles (20.0 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 489 | — | |
| 2010 | 503 | 2.9% | |
| 2020 | 450 | −10.5% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 447 | [2] | −0.7% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 489 people, 168 households, and 150 families residing in the township.
The population density was 63.2 inhabitants per square mile (24.4/km2). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 23.5/sq mi (9.1/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 99.18% White, 0.61% African American and 0.20% Asian.
There were 168 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 76.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.7% were non-families. 10.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of eighteen, 7.2% from eighteen to twenty-four, 31.7% from twenty-five to forty-four, 25.2% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 8.8% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.
For every one hundred females, there were 109.9 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 113.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,625, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $32,500 compare with that of $24,375 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $18,428.
Roughly 7.3% of families and 7.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 10.6% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
References
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
External links
Media related to West Hemlock Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons
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