Huntington Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Huntington Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Huntington Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
—  Township  —
Idaville is a village in the township
Map of Adams County, Pennsylvania highlighting Huntington Township
Map of Adams County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Adams
Settled	1734
Incorporated	Before 1800
Area
• Total	25.1 sq mi (65 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,369
• Density	94.4/sq mi (36.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717

Huntington Township is a rural township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,369 at the 2010 census.

The currently serving township supervisors are David Boyer (Chairman), Ronald Zepp (Vice Chairman), and Mark Leer.

Huntington Township has long been a Republican stronghold due largely to its social conservatism and rural character. Republican candidates for office regularly obtain over 80% of the popular vote in general elections.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.1 square miles (65 km²), of which, 25.1 square miles (65 km²) of it is land and 0.04% is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,369 people, 831 households, and 632 families residing in the township. The population density was 94.4 people per square mile (36.4/km²). There were 881 housing units at an average density of 38.5/sq mi (14.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.44% White, 0.46% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 1.65% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.7% of the population.

There were 895 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,517, and the median income for a family was $45,688. Males had a median income of $31,964 versus $21,860 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,827. About 4.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.