Piatt Township, Pennsylvania

east-northeast of Pittsburgh.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26.3 km²).9.9 square miles (25.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (2.86%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,259 people, 453 households, and 331 families residing in the township. The population density was 127.8 people per square mile (49.4/km²). There were 511 housing units at an average density of 51.9/sq mi (20.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.21% White, 0.08% African American, 0.32% Asian, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 453 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,596, and the median income for a family was $41,842. Males had a median income of $31,101 versus $20,052 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,842. About 8.2% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

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