Chapman Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Chapman Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Chapman Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
—  Township  —
Hyner Run State Park in Chapman Township
Map of Clinton County, Pennsylvania highlighting Chapman Township
Map of Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Clinton
Settled	1780
Incorporated	1839
Area
– Total	99.9 sq mi (258.7 km2)
Population (2000)
– Total	993
– Density	10.0/sq mi (3.9/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website	Chapman Township

Chapman Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 993 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 99.9 square miles (259 km²), of which, 99.1 square miles (257 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (0.76%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 993 people, 422 households, and 287 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.0 people per square mile (3.9/km²). There were 774 housing units at an average density of 7.8/sq mi (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.40% White, 0.10% African American, 0.10% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30% of the population.

There were 422 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the township the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,500, and the median income for a family was $36,458. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $20,337 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,140. About 9.0% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1980	1,240		—
1990	978		−21.1%
2000	993		1.5%
source:[2][3]

External links

• Chapman Township Website

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "Clinton County Comprehensive Plan" (PDF). Clinton County, Pennsylvania. http://www.clintoncountypa.com/4203500000ccp0030.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-19. 
3. ^ "Population Change 1990–2000: Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania State Data Center. http://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/PaSDC/census_2000/cou_profiles/Pop035.html. Retrieved 2007-09-19. 

Coordinates: 41°25′00″N 77°45′09″W / 41.4166667°N 77.7525°W / 41.4166667; -77.7525