Country United States County Armstrong Incorporated 1845 Area 32.7 km² Local time Thursday 7:20 AM | State Pennsylvania Settled 1784 Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Founded 1845 Population 773 (2010) | |
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Bradys Bend Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 773 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Bradys Bend, PA 16028, USA
History
The Bradys Bend Iron Company Furnaces and St. Stephen's Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.6 square miles (32.7 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 939 people, 392 households, and 279 families residing in the township. The population density was 73.9 people per square mile (28.5/km²). There were 582 housing units at an average density of 45.8/sq mi (17.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.72% White, 0.53% African American, 0.21% Asian, and 0.53% from two or more races.
There were 392 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $29,286, and the median income for a family was $38,036. Males had a median income of $28,594 versus $19,205 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,797. About 13.1% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.