Oakland Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

For other places with the same name, see Oakland Township.

Oakland Township,Butler County, Pennsylvania
Township
Township hall at Woodbine
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania, highlighting Oakland Township
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Butler
Settled	1798
Incorporated	1854
Area [1]
• Total	24.01 sq mi (62.19 km2)
• Land	23.68 sq mi (61.34 km2)
• Water	0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	2,772
• Estimate  (2022) [2]	2,731
• Density	122.41/sq mi (47.26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-019-55992
Website	oaklandtownship.us

Oakland Township is a township that is located in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,772 at the time of the 2020 census. ^[2]

Geography

Oakland Township is located in east-central Butler County and contains the unincorporated communities of Woodbine, North Oakland, and Boydstown. Connoquenessing Creek flows through the northwestern part of the township, impounded as Lake Oneida for a portion of its course.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.0 square miles (62.2 km²), of which 23.7 square miles (61.3 km²) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km²), or 1.37%, is water. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	2,987		—
2020	2,772		−7.2%
2022 (est.)	2,731	[2]	−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

As of the 2000 census, ^[5] there were 3,074 people, 1,112 households, and 876 families living in the township.

The population density was 134.1 inhabitants per square mile (51.8/km²). There were 1,168 housing units at an average density of 50.9 per square mile (19.7/km²).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.54% White, 0.10% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.07% of the population.

There were 1,112 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 67.6% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.15.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.9% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.4% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.1% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 24.6% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 12.0% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years.

For every one hundred females there were 103.2 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,025, and the median income for a family was $49,395. Males had a median income of $32,285 compared with that of $22,854 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $17,313.

Approximately 6.9% of families and 6.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 19.2% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Education

It is in the Butler Area School District. ^[6] Butler Area Intermediate High School and Butler Area Senior High School are the district's comprehensive secondary schools.

The district formerly operated Oakland Township Elementary School, ^[7] which closed in 2015. ^[8]

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
2. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oakland township, Butler County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Butler County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 15, 2024. - Text list
7. "Butler Area Schools". Butler Area School District. Archived from the original on April 13, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
8. "Residents Upset With Butler District's Decision To Close Schools". CBS News. KDKA-TV. May 7, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

External links

• Oakland Township official website

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