Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Little Beaver Township | |
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![]() Old Homestead, a historic site in the township | |
![]() Location of Little Beaver Township in Lawrence County | |
![]() Location of Lawrence County in Pennsylvania | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Lawrence |
Established | 1801 |
Area | |
• Total | 20.50 sq mi (53.10 km2) |
• Land | 20.37 sq mi (52.76 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) |
Highest elevation [2] (north of Mount Air) | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
Lowest elevation [2] (North Fork Little Beaver Creek) | 940 ft (290 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,227 |
• Estimate (2022)[3] | 1,208 |
• Density | 66.27/sq mi (25.59/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
Area code | 724 |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2000 | 1,310 | — | |
2010 | 1,411 | 7.7% | |
2020 | 1,227 | −13.0% | |
2022 (est.) | 1,208 | [3] | −1.5% |
Little Beaver Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,227 at the time of the 2020 census,[4] a decline from the figure of 1,411 tabulated in 2010.[5]
History
[edit]Old Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[6]
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.5 square miles (53 km2), of which 20.4 square miles (53 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 0.63%, is water.
Demographics
[edit]As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 1,310 people, 451 households, and 362 families residing in the township.
The population density was 64.1 inhabitants per square mile (24.7/km2). There were 502 housing units at an average density of 24.6/sq mi (9.5/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 99.39% White, 0.23% African American, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.
There were 451 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 68.5% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the township the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of eighteen, 6.4% from eighteen to twenty-four, 30.5% from twenty-five to forty-four, 23.0% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 9.8% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-four years.
For every one hundred females there were 95.5 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen and over, there were 99.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,368, and the median income for a family was $40,795. Males had a median income of $33,929 compared with that of $21,023 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $14,689.
Roughly 13.8% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.7% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 4.5% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
Education
[edit]The Mohawk Area School District serves the township.
Transportation
[edit]The Pennsylvania Turnpike travels east–west through Northern and Eastern Little Beaver Township.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Cannelton Topo Map, Beaver County PA (New Galilee Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Little Beaver township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ DeLorme. Pennsylvania Atlas & Gazetteer. 8th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2003, p. 56. ISBN 0-89933-280-3.
External links
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