King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bedford |
| Settled | 1760 |
| Incorporated | 1876 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.73 sq mi (40.74 km2) |
| • Land | 15.70 sq mi (40.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,178  |
• Estimate (2023)[2] | 1,169 |
| • Density | 76.39/sq mi (29.49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-009-39720 |
King Township is a township that is located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,178 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
Geography
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King Township is located in northern Bedford County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.73 square miles (40.74 km2), of which 0.035 square miles (0.09 km2), or 0.22%, is water.[3]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,264 | — | |
| 2010 | 1,238 | −2.1% | |
| 2020 | 1,178 | −4.8% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 1,169 | [2] | −0.8% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 1,238 people, 491 households, and 365 families residing in the township.
The population density was 81.8 inhabitants per square mile (31.6/km2). There were 531 housing units at an average density of 33.3 units per square mile (12.9 units/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 99.7% White, 0.04% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.0% from other races, and 0.3 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3 of the population.
There were 472 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.0% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.08.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.2% who were under the age of eighteen, 8.7% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 28.3% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 24.1% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.6% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years.
For every one hundred females there were 97.5 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,464, and the median income for a family was $38,295. Males had a median income of $28,295 compared with that of $21,607 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $15,102.
Approximately 10.0% of families and 12.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 17.2% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): King township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |