Oakland Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

For other places with the same name, see Oakland Township.

Oakland Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
—  Township  —
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania highlighting Oakland Township
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Butler
Settled	1798
Incorporated	1854
Area
– Total	23.2 sq mi (60.2 km2)
– Land	22.9 sq mi (59.4 km2)
– Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Population (2000)
– Total	3,074
– Density	134.1/sq mi (51.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Oakland Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,074 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.2 square miles (60.2 km²), of which, 22.9 square miles (59.4 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (1.29%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,074 people, 1,112 households, and 876 families residing in the township. The population density was 134.1 people per square mile (51.8/km²). There were 1,168 housing units at an average density of 50.9/sq mi (19.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.54% White, 0.10% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.07% of the population.

There were 1,112 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,025, and the median income for a family was $49,395. Males had a median income of $32,285 versus $22,854 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,313. About 6.9% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 19.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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

Coordinates: 40°54′55″N 79°49′42″W / 40.91528°N 79.82833°W / 40.91528; -79.82833