Country United States County Mercer County Local time Thursday 8:18 AM Area code 724 | State Pennsylvania Time zone EST (UTC-4) Population 1,981 (2010) | |
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Website www.springfield-mercer.org Weather 7°C, Wind E at 26 km/h, 57% Humidity Area 50.76 km² (49.73 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
Springfield Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,981 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Springfield Township, PA, USA
History
Johnston's Tavern was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.4 square miles (71.0 km2), of which, 27.2 square miles (70.4 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2) of it (0.84%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,972 people, 717 households, and 570 families residing in the township. The population density was 72.5 people per square mile (28.0/km2). There were 771 housing units at an average density of 28.4/sq mi (10.9/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.63% White, 0.25% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.
There were 717 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.1% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,341, and the median income for a family was $44,231. Males had a median income of $32,155 versus $19,931 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,493. About 6.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.