Litchfield Township, Pennsylvania
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Litchfield Township is a township in Bradford County
Bradford County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,761 people, 24,453 households, and 17,312 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 28,664 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...

, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, United States
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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 30.3 square miles (78.4 km²), of which, 30.1 square miles (78.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.53%) is water.

Litchfield Township is bordered by New York
New York
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 to the north, Windham Township
Windham Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Windham Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 967 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.6 square miles , of which, 32.4 square miles of it is land and...

 to the east, Rome Township
Rome Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Rome Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,221 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.0 square miles , of which, 29.9 square miles of it is land and...

 to the east and south, Sheshequin Township
Sheshequin Township, Pennsylvania
Sheshequin Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,300 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles , of which, 35.3 square miles of it is land and...

 to the south and Athens Township
Athens Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Athens Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,058 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.Athens Township is bordered by New...

 to the west.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,307 people, 501 households, and 401 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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 was 43.4 people per square mile (16.8/km²). There were 546 housing units at an average density of 18.1/sq mi (7.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.78% White, 0.23% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races
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, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 501 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,986, and the median income for a family was $41,576. Males had a median income of $30,923 versus $21,050 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the township was $16,874. About 5.2% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
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