Independence Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Independence Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Independence Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Independence Elementary School
Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Beaver
Incorporated	1848
Government
• Type	Township Commissioners
• Chairman	Daniel V. McLaughlin
• Supervisor	Wayne R. Potts
• Supervisor	John J. Fratangeli
Area [1]
• Total	23.42 sq mi (60.65 km2)
• Land	23.18 sq mi (60.03 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	2,246
• Estimate  (2022) [2]	2,215
• Density	104.88/sq mi (40.49/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-007-36776
Website	Website

Independence Township is an American township which is located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The population was 2,246 at the time of the 2020 census. ^[2]

It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

Geography

Independence Township is located in the southeastern portion of Beaver County. According to the United States Census Bureau, Independence Township has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.6 km²), of which 23.2 square miles (60.0 km²) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km²), or 1.01%, is water. ^[3]

Recreation

A portion of Raccoon Creek State Park and a portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 189 are located at the western end of Independence Township. ^{[4] [5]}

Surrounding neighborhoods

Independence Township has four borders, including the townships of Hanover to the west, Raccoon to the northwest, Hopewell to the northeast and Findlay (Allegheny County) to the southeast.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	1,761		—
1980	2,534		43.9%
1990	2,563		1.1%
2000	2,802		9.3%
2010	2,503		−10.7%
2020	2,246		−10.3%
2022 (est.)	2,215	[2]	−1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the 2000 census, ^[7] there were 2,802 people, 1,007 households, and 785 families residing in the township.

The population density was 122.5 inhabitants per square mile (47.3/km²). There were 1,069 housing units at an average density of 46.7 per square mile (18.0/km²).

The racial makeup of the township was 97.82% White, 0.18% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.18% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 1,007 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 27.6% who were under the age of eighteen, 6.6% aged between eighteen and twenty-four, 32.4% between twenty-five and forty-four, 23.7% between forty-five and to sixty-four, and 9.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years.

For every one hundred females there were 102.7 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen and older, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,372, and the median income for a family was $47,153. Males had a median income of $34,911 compared with that of $27,045 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $17,946.

Roughly 5.1% of families and 7.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 2.9% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

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 June 26, 2023.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Independence township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
4. https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved October 2, 2018.
5. Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 189, retrieved October 2, 2018.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

External links

• Township website

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