Haycock Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.2 square miles (55 km²), of which, 20.1 square miles (52 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it (5.55%) is water. It is drained by the Tohickon Creek eastward into the Delaware River. Lake Nockamixon forms much of its SE border. Its villages include Applebachsville, Haycock, Sterners Mill, and Thatcher. Route 563 traverses it from NE to beyond the SW border, where it meets Route 313 between Quakertown and Dublin.

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the borough was 96.3% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, and 1.0% were two or more races. 1.0% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,191 people, 805 households, and 618 families residing in the township. The population density was 109.2 people per square mile (42.2/km²). There were 841 housing units at an average density of 41.9/sq mi (16.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.99% White, 0.37% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population.

There were 805 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $61,061, and the median income for a family was $66,326. Males had a median income of $43,929 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,431. About 3.0% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Fire Department

The fire department that covers Haycock Twp. and surrounding areas is the Haycock Volunteer Fire Company No. 1.