Raccoon Township, Pennsylvania
Raccoon Township, Pennsylvania | |
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 Service United Presbyterian Church, established c. 1792 | |
 Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′02″N 80°22′10″W / 40.60056°N 80.36944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Beaver |
| Incorporated | 1833 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.44 sq mi (50.34 km2) |
| • Land | 18.84 sq mi (48.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,788  |
| • Estimate (2021)[2] | 2,759 |
| • Density | 158.26/sq mi (61.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-007-63224 |
| Website | www |
Raccoon Township is a township that is located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,788 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Geography[edit]
Raccoon Township is located in southern Beaver County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.4 square miles (50.3 km2), of which 18.8 square miles (48.8 km2) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2), or 3.10%, is water.[3]
Surrounding neighborhoods[edit]
Raccoon Township has eight borders, including Potter Township to the north, Center Township to the east, Hopewell Township to the east-southeast, Independence Township to the southeast, Hanover Township to the south, Greene Township to the west, Shippingport to the northwest, and Industry to the north-northwest.
Demographics[edit]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,615 | — | |
| 1980 | 3,133 | 19.8% | |
| 1990 | 3,426 | 9.4% | |
| 2000 | 3,397 | −0.8% | |
| 2010 | 3,064 | −9.8% | |
| 2020 | 2,788 | −9.0% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 2,759 | [2] | −1.0% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
As of the 2000 census,[5] there were 3,397 people, 1,186 households, and 970 families residing in the township.
The population density was 183.3 inhabitants per square mile (70.8/km2). There were 1,227 housing units at an average density of 66.2 per square mile (25.6/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 98.70% White, 0.38% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.
There were 1,186 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 69.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.15.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 27.1% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 6.1% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.8% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 26.7% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 9.3% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years.
For every one hundred females, there were 99.9 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 97.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $53,036, and the median income for a family was $58,533. Males had a median income of $44,647 compared with that of $22,171 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $19,363.
Approximately 5.0% of families and 5.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 12.6% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
References[edit]
- ^ "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 July 19, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Raccoon township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |