Clearfield Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Clearfield Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Clearfield Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
—  Township  —
U.S. Route 422 in the wooded hills of Clearfield Township
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania highlighting Clearfield Township
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Butler
Settled	1798
Incorporated	1804
Area
– Total	23.4 sq mi (60.5 km2)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,705
– Density	115.8/sq mi (44.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Clearfield Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,705 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.4 square miles (61 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,705 people, 917 households, and 697 families residing in the township. The population density was 115.8 people per square mile (44.7/km²). There were 958 housing units at an average density of 41.0/sq mi (15.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.82% White, 0.22% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 917 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,208, and the median income for a family was $42,375. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $20,714 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,952. About 5.9% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Early history of Clearfield Township

Coordinates: 40°50′00″N 79°45′59″W / 40.8333333°N 79.76639°W / 40.8333333; -79.76639