Mill Creek Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

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Mill Creek Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
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Soybean field along Pennsylvania Route 173
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Location of Mill Creek Township in Mercer County
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Location of Mercer County in Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Mercer
Area
[1]
  Total19.39 sq mi (50.21 km2)
  Land18.99 sq mi (49.19 km2)
  Water0.39 sq mi (1.02 km2)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total776
  Estimate 
(2023) [2]
766
  Density37.28/sq mi (14.39/km2)
Time zone UTC-4 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code 724
Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2000 639
2010 72112.8%
2020 7767.6%
2023 (est.)766 [2] −1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

Mill Creek Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 776 at the 2020 census, [4] down from 721 in 2010. [5]

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.3 square miles (50.1 km2), of which 18.9 square miles (49.0 km2) is land and 0.4 square mile (1.1 km2) (2.12%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 639 people, 243 households, and 185 families residing in the township. The population density was 33.7 inhabitants per square mile (13.0/km2). There were 265 housing units at an average density of 14.0/sq mi (5.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.75% White, 0.63% African American, 0.16% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 243 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,219, and the median income for a family was $41,023. Males had a median income of $30,903 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,928. About 5.0% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

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References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml#
  6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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