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Henderson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°29′00″N 77°57′59″W / 40.48333°N 77.96639°W / 40.48333; -77.96639
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For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Henderson Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).
Henderson Township,
Huntingdon County,
Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Henderson Township
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Henderson Township
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyHuntingdon
Area
[1]
 • Total26.29 sq mi (68.09 km2)
 • Land26.16 sq mi (67.76 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total933
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
908
 • Density34.71/sq mi (13.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
16652, 17060
Area code814
FIPS code42-061-33808
Local phone exchanges: 506, 641, 643, 644

Henderson Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 933 at the 2010 census. The township includes the village of Ardenheim.

History

The Pennsylvania Canal Guard Lock and Feeder Dam, Raystown Branch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.0 square miles (67 km2), of which, 25.9 square miles (67 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.50%) is water.

Adjacent Municipalities

All municipalities listed are in Huntingdon County unless otherwise noted.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000972—
2010933−4.0%
2016 (est.)908[2]−2.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 933 people and 394 households within the township. The population density was 35.9 people per square mile (13.9/km2). There were 544 housing units at an average density of 20.9/sq mi (8.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.14% White, 0.32% African American, 0.11% other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 394 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the township the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 19, 3.4% from 20 to 24, 8.7% from 25 to 34, 20.5% from 35 to 49, 29.0% from 50 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. The population was 50.70% male, and 49.30% female.

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

40°29′00″N 77°57′59″W / 40.48333°N 77.96639°W / 40.48333; -77.96639

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