Cooke Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Cook Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Cooke Township, Pennsylvania
—  Township  —
Map of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Cooke Township
Map of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Cumberland
Settled
Incorporated
Government
– Type	Board of Supervisors
Area
– Total	19.9 sq mi (51.5 km2)
Population (2000)
– Total	117
– Density	5.9/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717

Cooke Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 117 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.9 square miles (52 km²), of which, 19.9 square miles (52 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.20%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 117 people, 50 households, and 42 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.9 people per square mile (2.3/km²). There were 67 housing units at an average density of 3.4/sq mi (1.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.29% White, 0.85% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 50 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.57.

In the township the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,875, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,309. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 40°03′00″N 77°17′59″W / 40.05°N 77.29972°W / 40.05; -77.29972