Burnside Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Burnside Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania | |
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 An old barn on a farm in Burnside Township | |
 Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania highlighting Burnside Township | |
 Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Settled | 1792 |
| Incorporated | 1856 |
| Area | |
• Total | 90.41 sq mi (234.17 km2) |
| • Land | 89.63 sq mi (232.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 417  |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 414 |
| • Density | 4.80/sq mi (1.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-027-10272 |
Burnside Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located approximately at 41°08′03″N 77°09′58″W / 41.13417°N 77.16611°W.[3]
The CDP of Pine Glen is within Burnside Township. The population was 417 at the 2020 census.[2]
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.4 square miles (234.2 km2), of which 89.6 square miles (232.1 km2) is land and 0.77 square miles (2.0 km2), or 0.87%, is water.[4]
Burnside Township is bordered by Clearfield County to the northwest, Clinton County to the north, Curtin Township to the east and Snow Shoe Township to the southeast.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 410 | — | |
| 2010 | 439 | 7.1% | |
| 2020 | 417 | −5.0% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 414 | [2] | −0.7% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 410 people, 157 households, and 114 families residing in the township.
The population density was 4.8 people per square mile (1.9/km2). There were 325 housing units at an average density of 3.8/sq mi (1.5/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 99.27% White, 0.24% Asian, and 0.49% from two or more races.
There were 157 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 63.1% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of eighteen, 8.8% from eighteen to twenty-four, 28.0% from twenty-five to forty-four, 27.6% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.2% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.
For every one hundred females, there were 102.0 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 109.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,786, and the median income for a family was $41,786. Males had a median income of $26,250 compared with that of $18,438 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $21,195.
Roughly 10.5% of families and 14.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 14.7% 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 "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=275439 Burnside County Profile
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Burnside township, Centre County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
