Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Morris Township, Pennsylvania.

Morris Township
Township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Greene
Area	35.8 sq mi (93 km2)
Population	1,040 (2000)
Density	29.0 / sq mi (11 / km2)
Timezone	EST (UTC-4)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Area code	724
Location of Morris Township in Greene County
Location of Greene County in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Morris Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,040 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 km²), of which, 35.8 square miles (92.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census^[1], there were 1,040 people, 338 households and 259 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.0 per square mile (11.2/km²). There were 375 housing units at an average density of 10.5/sq mi (4.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.65% White, 1.15% African American, 0.10% Native American, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.

There were 338 households of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.18.

Age distribution was 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 114.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.0 males.

The median household income was $37,250 and the median family income was $43,750. Males had a median income of $30,288 versus $20,809 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,430. About 9.8% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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

Coordinates: 39°58′22″N 80°18′17″W / 39.97278°N 80.30472°W / 39.97278; -80.30472