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Castanea Township, Pennsylvania





GEOGRAPHY

According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 15.2 Km&2 (5.9 Mi&2 ). 14.4 km&2 (5.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.8 km&2 (0.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 5.12% water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,233 people, 516 households, and 372 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 85.5/km&2 (221.6/mi&2). There were 531 housing units at an average density of 36.8/km&2 (95.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.78% White , 0.08% African American , 0.00% Native American , 0.65% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.16% from Other Races , and 0.32% from two or more races. 0.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 516 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were Married Couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the township the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,657, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $29,018 versus $20,721 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $15,448. 8.8% of the population and 6.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 7.5% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.