Wells Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

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official_name = Wells Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
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established_date = 1792
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population_total = 1278
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Wells Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,278 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.0 square miles (87.9 km²), of which, 33.9 square miles (87.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.09%) is water.

Wells Township is bordered by New York to the north, South Creek Township to the east, Columbia Township to the south and Tioga County to the west.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,278 people, 462 households, and 353 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.7 people per square mile (14.5/km²). There were 538 housing units at an average density of 15.9/sq mi (6.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.45% White, 0.16% Native American, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.

There were 462 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,420, and the median income for a family was $40,489. Males had a median income of $29,408 versus $21,215 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,717. About 10.0% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

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