Hickory Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Hickory Township is a township in Forest County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. As of the 2000 census
, the township population was 525.
, the township has a total area of 37.8 square miles (97.9 km²), of which, 37.5 square miles (97.1 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.98%) is water.
of 2000, there were 525 people, 226 households, and 150 families residing in the township. The population density
was 14.0 people per square mile (5.4/km²). There were 1,017 housing units at an average density of 27.1/sq mi (10.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.10% White, 0.19% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.38% Asian, and 0.57% from two or more races.
There were 226 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples
living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $36,964. Males had a median income of $27,361 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $15,856. About 7.5% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.
Forest County, Pennsylvania
Forest County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population is 7,716. Forest County is famous as a rural retreat. Nearly 75% of all dwellings in the county are second or vacation homes . Forest County does not have a single traffic light, the only county in the...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the township population was 525.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 37.8 square miles (97.9 km²), of which, 37.5 square miles (97.1 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.98%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 525 people, 226 households, and 150 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 14.0 people per square mile (5.4/km²). There were 1,017 housing units at an average density of 27.1/sq mi (10.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.10% White, 0.19% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.38% Asian, and 0.57% from two or more races.
There were 226 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $36,964. Males had a median income of $27,361 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the township was $15,856. About 7.5% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.