Independence Township, Pennsylvania
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Independence Elementary School
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Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Beaver |
| Incorporated | 1848 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township Commissioners |
| • Chairman | Daniel V. McLaughlin |
| • Supervisor | Wayne R. Potts |
| • Supervisor | John J. Fratangeli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.42 sq mi (60.65 km2) |
| • Land | 23.18 sq mi (60.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,246  |
| • Estimate
(2022)[2]
| 2,215 |
| • Density | 104.88/sq mi (40.49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-007-36776 |
| Website | Website |
Independence Township is an American township which is located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The population was 2,246 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Independence Township is located in the southeastern portion of Beaver County. According to the United States Census Bureau, Independence Township has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.6 km2), of which 23.2 square miles (60.0 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), or 1.01%, is water.[3]
A portion of Raccoon Creek State Park and a portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 189 are located at the western end of Independence Township.[4][5]
Independence Township has four borders, including the townships of Hanover to the west, Raccoon to the northwest, Hopewell to the northeast and Findlay (Allegheny County) to the southeast.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1970 | 1,761 | — | |
| 1980 | 2,534 | 43.9% | |
| 1990 | 2,563 | 1.1% | |
| 2000 | 2,802 | 9.3% | |
| 2010 | 2,503 | −10.7% | |
| 2020 | 2,246 | −10.3% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 2,215 | [2] | −1.4% |
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As of the 2000 census,[7] there were 2,802 people, 1,007 households, and 785 families residing in the township.
The population density was 122.5 inhabitants per square mile (47.3/km2). There were 1,069 housing units at an average density of 46.7 per square mile (18.0/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 97.82% White, 0.18% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.18% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.
There were 1,007 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 27.6% who were under the age of eighteen, 6.6% aged between eighteen and twenty-four, 32.4% between twenty-five and forty-four, 23.7% between forty-five and to sixty-four, and 9.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years.
For every one hundred females there were 102.7 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen and older, there were 102.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,372, and the median income for a family was $47,153. Males had a median income of $34,911 compared with that of $27,045 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $17,946.
Roughly 5.1% of families and 7.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 2.9% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
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