Middlecreek Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Middlecreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Middlecreek Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Township
St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Kreamer
Map of Snyder County, Pennsylvania highlighting Middlecreek Township
Map of Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°49′00″N76°57′59″W / 40.81667°N 76.96639°W / 40.81667; -76.96639
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Snyder
Settled	1745
Incorporated	1838
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
• Chairman	Richard E. Constant
• Vice-Chairman	Judy A. Varner
• Supervisor	Michael E. Smith
Area [1]
• Total	14.51 sq mi (37.58 km2)
• Land	14.38 sq mi (37.25 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	2,055
• Estimate  (2022) [2]	2,047
• Density	150.26/sq mi (58.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	17842
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-109-49016
Website	Middle Creek Township

Middlecreek Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,055 at the 2020 census. ^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.2 km²), of which 14.3 square miles (37.1 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.14%) is water.

Middlecreek Township is bordered by Jackson Township to the north, Penn Township to the east, Washington Township to the south and Franklin and Center Townships to the west.

The census-designated place of Kreamer is in the southern part of the township.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	2,114		—
2020	2,055		−2.8%
2022 (est.)	2,047	[2]	−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

As of the census ^[4] of 2010, there were 2,114 people, 732 households, and 595 families residing in the township. The population density was 137.6 inhabitants per square mile (53.1/km²). There were 754 housing units at an average density of 52.6 per square mile (20.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.19% White, 0.10% African American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 732 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% 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 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,250, and the median income for a family was $42,460. Males had a median income of $30,262 versus $20,871 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,005. About 4.8% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
2. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

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