Clinton Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania

For other other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Clinton Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).
Clinton Township,
Venango County,
Pennsylvania
Township

This 1882 bridge over Scrubgrass Creek is on the National Register of Historic Places

Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania highlighting Clinton Township

Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Venango
Settled 1798
Incorporated 1855
Government
 • Type Board of Supervisors
Area
 • Total 28.7 sq mi (74.4 km2)
 • Land 28.5 sq mi (73.7 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Population (2000)
 • Total 758
 • Density 26.6/sq mi (10.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 814

Clinton Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 758 at the 2000 census.

History

The Bridge in Clinton Township and Witherup Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.7 square miles (74 km2), of which, 28.5 square miles (74 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (0.90%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 758 people, 278 households, and 219 families residing in the township. The population density was 26.6 people per square mile (10.3/km²). There were 414 housing units at an average density of 14.5/sq mi (5.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.63% White, 1.32% African American, 0.26% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 278 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,361, and the median income for a family was $40,563. Males had a median income of $32,375 versus $17,656 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,370. About 8.1% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Coordinates: 41°16′00″N 79°51′59″W / 41.26667°N 79.86639°W / 41.26667; -79.86639

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