Licking Creek Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania

Licking Creek Township
Township
Log cabin near Harrisonville
Location of Licking Creek Township in Fulton County
Location of Fulton County in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Fulton
Established	1775
Area [1]
• Total	44.66 sq mi (115.68 km2)
• Land	44.66 sq mi (115.68 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,575
• Estimate  (2023) [2]	1,581
• Density	37.64/sq mi (14.53/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)

Licking Creek Township is a township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,575 at the 2020 census. ^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 44.7 square miles (115.8 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	1,532		—
2010	1,703		11.2%
2020	1,576		−7.5%
2023 (est.)	1,581	[2]	0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

As of the census ^[4] of 2000, there were 1,532 people, 589 households, and 439 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.3 per square mile (13.2/km²). There were 724 housing units at an average density of 16.2 per square mile (6.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.83% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 589 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,141, and the median income for a family was $41,528. Males had a median income of $28,945 versus $21,656 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,940. About 6.5% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
2. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
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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