Columbus Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania

Columbus Township
Township
Location of Columbus Township in Warren County
Location of Warren County in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Warren County
Area
• Total	40.6 sq mi (105 km2)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,741
• Density	43/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code	814

Columbus Township is a township in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,741 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.6 square miles (105 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,741 people, 663 households, and 489 families residing in the township. The population density was 42.9 people per square mile (16.5/km²). There were 733 housing units at an average density of 18.0/sq mi (7.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.39% White, 0.11% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.17% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 663 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,905, and the median income for a family was $42,557. Males had a median income of $31,302 versus $24,048 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,586. About 6.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.