Country United States Incorporated 1771 Founded 1771 Local time Monday 10:14 AM | Settled 1771 Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Population 1,597 (2010) Area code 814 | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 56% Humidity Area 155.9 km² (154.6 km² Land / 155 ha Water) | ||
Cumberland Valley Township is a township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,597 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Cumberland Valley Township, PA, USA
Geography
The township is located in southern Bedford County in the Cumberland Valley, a narrow Appalachian valley bounded by Wills Mountain to the west and Evitts Mountain to the east. Evitts Creek, a tributary of the North Branch Potomac River, flows southwards through the valley, and U.S. Route 220 runs through the center of the valley as well.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 60.2 square miles (156.0 km2), of which 59.7 square miles (154.5 km2) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), or 0.98%, is water.
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Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,494 people, 596 households, and 448 families residing in the township. The population density is 9.7/km² (25.1/mi²). There are 710 housing units at an average density of 4.6 persons/km² (11.9 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the township is 99.13% White, 0.07% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. 0.27% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 596 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,268, and the median income for a family was $40,060. Males had a median income of $29,926 versus $21,023 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,768. About 6.7% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.