Buffalo Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania

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Buffalo Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 40°31′00″N 77°00′59″W / 40.51667°N 77.01639°W

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Buffalo Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania
Township
Westbound US 22/US 322 in Buffalo Township
Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania highlighting Buffalo Township
Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Perry
Settled	1772
Incorporated	1799
Area ^[1]
• Total	20.17 sq mi (52.24 km²)
• Land	20.10 sq mi (52.07 km²)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km²)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	1,222
• Estimate (2021)^[2]	1,229
• Density	60.63/sq mi (23.41/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-099-10008

Buffalo Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,222 at the 2020 census.^[2]

History

The Millersburg Ferry was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.2 square miles (52 km²), of which 20.2 square miles (52 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.15%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,219		—
2020	1,222		0.2%
2021 (est.)	1,229	^[2]	0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2010, there were 1219 people, 420 households, and 325 families residing in the township. The population density was 55.8 inhabitants per square mile (21.5/km²). There were 472 housing units at an average density of 23.3/sq mi (9.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.29% White, 0.09% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 420 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,011, and the median income for a family was $49,563. Males had a median income of $37,039 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,434. About 3.1% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Bloomfield
Boroughs	Blain Duncannon Landisburg Liverpool Marysville Millerstown Bloomfield New Buffalo Newport
Townships	Buffalo Carroll Centre Greenwood Howe Jackson Juniata Liverpool Miller Northeast Madison Oliver Penn Rye Saville Southwest Madison Spring Toboyne Tuscarora Tyrone Watts Wheatfield
CDPs	Ickesburg Loysville
Unincorporated communities	Cove Dellville Green Park Perdix New Germantown Shermans Dale
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