Woodcock Township, Pennsylvania

Geobox|Township
name = Woodcock Township
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region = Crawford County
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map_caption = Location of Woodcock Township in Crawford County
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Woodcock Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,976 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.1 square miles (85.7 km²), of which, 32.5 square miles (84.3 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²) of it (1.63%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,976 people, 1,028 households, and 773 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.4 people per square mile (35.3/km²). There were 1,107 housing units at an average density of 34.0/sq mi (13.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.05% White, 1.01% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 1,028 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 4.8% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% 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 3.01.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,023, and the median income for a family was $44,837. Males had a median income of $33,900 versus $23,977 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,093. About 10.3% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

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