Girard Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Girard Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Girard Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania highlighting Girard Township
Map of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Clearfield
Settled	1818
Incorporated	1832
Area [1]
• Total	63.56 sq mi (164.62 km2)
• Land	63.22 sq mi (163.74 km2)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	564
• Estimate  (2022) [2]	555
• Density	8.13/sq mi (3.14/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-033-29224

Girard Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 564 at the 2020 census. ^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 63.6 square miles (165 km²), of which 63.4 square miles (164 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (0.42%) is water.

Communities

• Bald Hill
• Congress Hill
• Coudley
• Gillingham
• Lecontes Mills
• Surveyor

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	674		—
2010	534		−20.8%
2020	564		5.6%
2022 (est.)	555	[2]	−1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

As of the census ^[4] of 2000, there were 674 people, 251 households, and 197 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.6 people per square mile (4.1/km²). There were 496 housing units at an average density of 7.8/sq mi (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.70% White, 0.15% Native American and 0.15% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.

There were 251 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.8% 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 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,500, and the median income for a family was $32,083. Males had a median income of $30,156 versus $16,985 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,142. About 15.7% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Students in Girard Township attend schools in the Clearfield Area School District.

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
2. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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