Thompson Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Thompson Township is a township in Fulton County
, Pennsylvania
, in the United States
. As of the 2000 census
, the township population was 998. The only Prohibition Party
politician elected in the 21st century, James Hedges
, served as a local tax assessor.
, the township has a total area of 38.0 square miles (98.3 km²), of which, 37.9 square miles (98.3 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
of 2000, there were 998 people, 389 households, and 289 families residing in the township. The population density
was 26.3 people per square mile (10.2/km²). There were 441 housing units at an average density of 11.6/sq mi (4.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.80% White, 0.10% African American and 0.10% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.10% of the population.
There were 389 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples
living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,854, and the median income for a family was $41,544. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $19,279. About 5.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.
Fulton County, Pennsylvania
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 14,845.Fulton County was created on April 19, 1850, from part of Bedford County and named for inventor Robert Fulton.Its county seat is McConnellsburg....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, in the United States
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 998. The only Prohibition Party
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...
politician elected in the 21st century, James Hedges
James Hedges
James Hedges is a Prohibition activist and the former Tax Assessor for Thompson Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. He holds the distinction as the only individual to be elected to public office from the Prohibition Party in the twenty-first century, and the first since 1959...
, served as a local tax assessor.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 38.0 square miles (98.3 km²), of which, 37.9 square miles (98.3 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 998 people, 389 households, and 289 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 26.3 people per square mile (10.2/km²). There were 441 housing units at an average density of 11.6/sq mi (4.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.80% White, 0.10% African American and 0.10% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.10% of the population.
There were 389 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,854, and the median income for a family was $41,544. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $20,625 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 $19,279. About 5.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.