Mineral Township, Pennsylvania

Mineral Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania highlighting Mineral Township
Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Venango
Settled	1797
Incorporated	1870
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area [1]
• Total	22.27 sq mi (57.69 km2)
• Land	22.27 sq mi (57.69 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	497
• Estimate  (2022) [2]	490
• Density	23.30/sq mi (9.00/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-121-50048

Mineral Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 497 at the 2020 census, ^[2] a decrease from 538 in the 2010 census, which was, in turn, a gain over the 533 residents tabulated in 2000.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.5 square miles (58.3 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	533		—
2010	538		0.9%
2020	497		−7.6%
2022 (est.)	490	[2]	−1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

As of the census ^[4] of 2000, there were 533 people, 208 households, and 174 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.7 people per square mile (9.1/km²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 12.2/sq mi (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.31% White, 0.19% Native American, 0.75% Asian, and 0.75% from two or more races.

There were 208 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $39,773. Males had a median income of $31,731 versus $29,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,945. About 6.1% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
2. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 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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