Leroy Township, Pennsylvania

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official_name = Leroy Township, Pennsylvania
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subdivision_name2 = Bradford
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established_title = Settled
established_date = 1795
established_title1 = Incorporated
established_date1 = 1835
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area_total_km2 = 116.5
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population_total = 627
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LeRoy Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 627 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.0 square miles (116.5 km²), of which, 44.8 square miles (116.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.44%) is water.

Leroy Township is bordered by Granville Township to the north, Franklin and Overton Townships to the east, Sullivan County to the south and Canton Township to the west.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 627 people, 235 households, and 185 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.0 people per square mile (5.4/km²). There were 320 housing units at an average density of 7.1/sq mi (2.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.88% White, 0.16% African American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 235 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 113.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,938, and the median income for a family was $38,646. Males had a median income of $30,125 versus $21,071 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,087. About 10.4% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.leroyheritage.org LeRoy Heritage Museum, Inc.]
* [http://www.leroybaptist.org LeRoy Independent Baptist Church]