Country United States County Schuylkill Incorporated 1811 Population 3,930 (2000) | State Pennsylvania Settled 1750 Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Local time Sunday 10:50 PM | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 69% Humidity Area 99.2 km² (98.94 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Pine Grove Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,930 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Pine Grove Township, PA 17963, USA
History
Swatara Furnace was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.3 square miles (99.3 km²), of which, 38.2 square miles (98.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.39%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,930 people, 1,570 households, and 1,182 families residing in the township. The population density was 102.9 people per square mile (39.7/km²). There were 1,696 housing units at an average density of 44.4/sq mi (17.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.21% White, 0.03% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.
There were 1,570 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,933, and the median income for a family was $42,813. Males had a median income of $32,478 versus $21,707 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,011. About 5.3% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.