Ohio Township, Pennsylvania

Ohio Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,086 at the 2000 census. It is located nine miles northwest of Pittsburgh. There is no central business district, but there are a few small shops in the Mt. Nebo area. A new shopping center has been built called Mt. Nebo Pointe. In recent years, several retail outlets have been built near the Camp Horne Road interchange of Interstate 279.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.9 square miles (17.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,086 people, 1,106 households, and 879 families residing in the township. The population density was 449.9 people per square mile (173.7/km²). There were 1,177 housing units at an average density of 171.6/sq mi (66.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.95% White, 0.84% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 1,106 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $62,578, and the median income for a family was $71,204. Males had a median income of $51,385 versus $36,759 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,446. About 2.0% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.ohiotwp.org/ Ohio Township]