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Encyclopedia > Stowe Township

Stowe Township is a township located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 6,706. Allegheny County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Geography

Stowe_Township is located at 40°28'46" North, 80°4'26" West (40.479668, -80.07389)1. Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²). 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 15.38% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This article is about the unit of measure. ...


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 6,706 people, 3,061 households, and 1,805 families residing in the township. The population density is 1,307.7/km² (3,391.4/mi²). There are 3,556 housing units at an average density of 693.4/km² (1,798.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township is 90.44% White, 8.04% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. 0.42% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize native and naturalized U.S. citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America or the original settlers of the traditionally Spanish-held Southwestern United... In the United States, Latino refers to non-Anglo-Americans who are living in the United States of America and are of Hispanic background, typically Spanish speaking people. ...


There are 3,061 households out of which 21.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% are married couples living together, 15.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% are non-families. 36.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.17 and the average family size is 2.83. Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...


In the township the population is spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.7 males.


The median income for a household in the township is $29,688, and the median income for a family is $36,688. Males have a median income of $31,151 versus $28,221 for females. The per capita income for the township is $17,783. 13.3% of the population and 9.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 19.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the number of people. ... The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


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XX indexVermont (6721 words)
n 1880, Stowe had a population of 1,896, and in 1882, the town was divided into nineteen school districts and contained nineteen common schools, employing four male and twenty-three female teachers, to whom was paid an aggregate salary of $2,487.47.
The people of Stowe congratulate themselves in possessing so able and zealous an educator, as is attested by their three successive and unanimous elections of the lady to the position.
During the late civil war Stowe furnished 187 enlisted men, twelve of whom were killed, four died of wounds, twenty-two of disease, one in Andersonville, and one committed suicide from derangement owing to disease.
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