Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Geobox Township
name = Richland Township
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country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
region = Bucks
region_type = County
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area_imperial = 20.5
area_land_imperial = 20.5
area_water_imperial = 0.0
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area_percentage_round = 2
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lat_m = 26
lat_s = 52
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long_d = 75
long_m = 19
long_s = 40
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elevation_imperial = 499
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population_as_of = 2000
population = 9920
population_density_imperial = 484.7
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established_type = Established
established = 1734
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map_caption = Location of Richland Township in Bucks County
map1 = Pennsylvania Locator Map.png map1_caption = Location of Richland Township in Pennsylvania
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website = http://www.richlandtownship.org

Richland Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,920 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.5 square miles (53.1 km²), of which, 20.5 square miles (53.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 9,920 people, 3,763 households, and 2,667 families residing in the township. The population density was 484.7 people per square mile (187.1/km²). There were 3,877 housing units at an average density of 189.4/sq mi (73.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.35% White, 0.93% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 3,763 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,057, and the median income for a family was $55,359. Males had a median income of $37,677 versus $27,826 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,582. About 2.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.richlandtownship.org/ Richland Township]