Clifford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Clifford Township, Pennsylvania
—  Township  —
A country road in Clifford Township
Map of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania highlighting Clifford Township
Map of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Susquehanna
Settled	1799
Incorporated	1806
Area
- Total	40.8 sq mi (105.7 km2)
- Land	40.2 sq mi (104.1 km2)
- Water	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,381
- Density	59.2/sq mi (22.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570

Clifford Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,381 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.8 square miles (106 km²), of which, 40.2 square miles (104 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (1.49%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,381 people, 903 households, and 660 families residing in the township. The population density was 59.2 people per square mile (22.9/km²). There were 1,198 housing units at an average density of 29.8/sq mi (11.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.82% White, 0.38% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 903 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,797, and the median income for a family was $42,614. Males had a median income of $33,315 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,442. About 7.8% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

Clifford Picnic

The Clifford Picnic is a fair usually celebrated during the last full week in July. The picnic is local institution and a fund raising event for the Clifford Township Volunteer Fire Department.^[2]

The first picnic was held August 1949. As this meant that stands and tents needed to be erected each year, the Fire Company purchased 21 acres (85,000 m²) of land including a small pond.^[2]

This location is known locally simply as "the Picnic grounds", but may also be called "the Clifford Carnival grounds", "the Clifford Picnic grounds", or, since they built a new station on the grounds in the last decade, "the fire house".

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Clifford Township News, Issue 6, July 2004

External links

• Clifford Township Official website

Coordinates: 41°40′00″N 75°37′35″W / 41.6666667°N 75.62639°W / 41.6666667; -75.62639