Lincoln Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania | |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Huntingdon |
Area | |
• Total | 20.95 sq mi (54.26 km2) |
• Land | 18.86 sq mi (48.85 km2) |
• Water | 2.09 sq mi (5.41 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 319 |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 313 |
• Density | 17.81/sq mi (6.88/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Zip code | 16657 |
Area code | 814 |
FIPS code | 42-061-43424 |
Local phone exchanges: 658 |
Lincoln Township is a township that is located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 321 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
The village of Entriken, which is located at the intersection of routes 26 and 994, is the only village in the township.
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.7 km2), of which 18.9 square miles (49.1 km2) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2) (10.28%) is water.
Recreation
[edit]A portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73 is located along the township's western border and a portion of Raystown Lake is located near its eastern end.[3][4]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2000 | 319 | — | |
2010 | 338 | 6.0% | |
2020 | 319 | −5.6% | |
2022 (est.) | 313 | [2] | −1.9% |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 319 people, 142 households, and 101 families residing in the township.
The population density was 16.8 people per square mile (6.5/km2). There were 265 housing units at an average density of 14.0/sq mi (5.4/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 99.69% White and 0.31% African American.
There were 142 households, out of which 23.2% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.1% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.67.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 19.1% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 3.4% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 26.6% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 28.8% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 21.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-five years.
For every one hundred females, there were 104.5 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 104.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,625, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 compared with that of $22,750 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $15,457.
Approximately 7.3% of families and 9.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those who were aged sixty-five or older, but none under the age of eighteen.
See also
[edit]- Entriken, the family name given to the local village
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved October 13, 2018
- ^ Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73, retrieved October 13, 2018
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.