Beech Creek Township, Pennsylvania

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Beech Creek Township, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 41°07′29″N 77°45′00″W / 41.12472°N 77.75000°W

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Beech Creek Township, Pennsylvania
Township
A scenic vista from the Russell P. Letterman Wild Area within Sproul State Forest
Location in Clinton County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Clinton
Settled	1793
Incorporated	1850
Area ^[1]
• Total	94.50 sq mi (244.76 km²)
• Land	94.25 sq mi (244.11 km²)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km²)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	966
• Estimate (2021)^[2]	966
• Density	10.69/sq mi (4.13/km²)
FIPS code	42-035-04992

Beech Creek Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 966 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 94.5 square miles (244.8 km²), of which 94.2 square miles (244.1 km²) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km²), or 0.26%, is water.^[3]

Communities

Bear Swamp
East Beech

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	951		—
1990	1,007		5.9%
2000	1,010		0.3%
2010	1,015		0.5%
2020	966		−4.8%
2021 (est.)	966	^[2]	0.0%
source:^[4]^[5]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 1,010 people, 393 households, and 306 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.5 people per square mile (4.1/km²). There were 653 housing units at an average density of 6.8/sq mi (2.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.42% White, 0.10% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 393 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,708, and the median income for a family was $40,903. Males had a median income of $27,366 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,983. About 6.2% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Beech Creek township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
^ "Clinton County Comprehensive Plan" (PDF). Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
^ "Population Change 1990–2000: Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania State Data Center. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Lock Haven
City	Lock Haven
Boroughs	Avis Beech Creek Flemington Loganton Mill Hall Renovo South Renovo
Townships	Allison Bald Eagle Beech Creek Castanea Chapman Colebrook Crawford Dunnstable East Keating Gallagher Greene Grugan Lamar Leidy Logan Noyes Pine Creek Porter Wayne West Keating Woodward
CDPs	Castanea Clintondale Dunnstown Farwell Hyner Lamar McElhattan Mackeyville North Bend Rauchtown‡ Rote Salona Tylersville Woolrich
Other communities	Cooks Run Farrandsville Keating Westport
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county
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