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Encyclopedia > Elk Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Elk Township is a township located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 1,485.


Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.5 km² (10.2 mi²). 26.5 km² (10.2 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,485 people, 515 households, and 410 families residing in the township. The population density is 56.0/km² (145.2/mi²). There are 527 housing units at an average density of 19.9/km² (51.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township is 96.90% White, 0.81% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. 3.64% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There are 515 households out of which 40.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% are married couples living together, 7.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% are non-families. 16.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.88 and the average family size is 3.26.


In the township the population is spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.2 males.


The median income for a household in the township is $60,380, and the median income for a family is $70,104. Males have a median income of $46,635 versus $30,179 for females. The per capita income for the township is $24,604. 3.8% of the population and 2.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.3% of those under the age of 18 and 3.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


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History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania edited by John F. Meginness; ©1892 (22653 words)
He was chosen a delegate to represent Berks, county in the Provincial Conference which met at Carpenter’s Hall, in Philadelphia, June 18, 1776, and early in the progress of the Revolution he joined the patriot army as surgeon, and served in that capacity until the close of the war-brought liberty to the struggling Colonies.
The former was born in Taylorsville, Schuylkill county, December 14, 1858, and the latter in Williamsport, February 2, 1861.
Campbell was married in 1847, to Encie, daughter of Elijah Deputy of Tioga county, Pennsylvania.
Early Pennsylvania Couny Maps (2807 words)
The ‘very’ earliest county map is the 1687 map of Thomas Holme, A Mapp of Ye Improved Part of Pennsylvania in America divided into Countyes Townships and Lotts.
The earliest county land ownership map is A Map of Wayne and Pike Counties, prepared in 1814 by Jason Torrey, and considered the first such map ever made in the United States (see Couzen in Wolter and Grim).
Map of Chester County, constructed by virtue of an Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, passed 19 March 1816, by James Hindman.
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