Union Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

For other other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Union Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Union Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Township
Jacks Mountain, a major feature of the township's topography, seen from across the Juniata River
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Union Township
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Huntingdon
Area
• Total	39.4 sq mi (102 km²)
• Land	39.2 sq mi (102 km²)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,005
• Density	25.6/sq mi (9.9/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code	16622, 17052, 17060
Area code(s)	814
School District:	Mount Union Area School District
Local phone exchanges: 542, 543, 641, 643, 644

Union Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.4 square miles (102.0 km²), of which, 39.2 square miles (101.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.43%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,005 people, 398 households, and 306 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.6 people per square mile (9.9/km²). There were 638 housing units at an average density of 16.3/sq mi (6.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.81% White, 0.20% African American, 0.30% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 398 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,397, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $27,578 versus $20,769 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,940. About 10.9% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Municipalities and communities of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Huntingdon

Boroughs	Alexandria Birmingham Broad Top City Cassville Coalmont Dudley Huntingdon Mapleton Marklesburg Mill Creek Mount Union Orbisonia Petersburg Rockhill Saltillo Shade Gap Shirleysburg Three Springs

Townships	Barree Brady Carbon Cass Clay Cromwell Dublin Franklin Henderson Hopewell Jackson Juniata Lincoln Logan Miller Morris Oneida Penn Porter Shirley Smithfield Springfield Spruce Creek Tell Todd Union Walker Warriors Mark West Wood

CDPs	Allenport McConnellstown

Unincorporated communities	Ardenheim Hesston Puttstown Robertsdale Spruce Creek Water Street

Coordinates: 40°21′00″N 77°57′59″W / 40.35000°N 77.96639°W / 40.35000; -77.96639

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