Perry Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Perry Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Perry Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Township
A small clearing in the township's dense woodlands
Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania highlighting Perry Township
Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Armstrong
Settled	1796
Incorporated	1845
Area [1]
• Total	15.02 sq mi (38.91 km2)
• Land	15.02 sq mi (38.91 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	367
• Estimate  (2021) [2]	365
• Density	22.43/sq mi (8.66/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-005-59440

Perry Township is a township that is located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 367 at the time of the 2020 census, ^[2] an increase over the figure of 352 that was tabulated in 2010. ^[3]

History

Perry Township appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ^[4]

Cemeteries

• Crawford Cemetery ^[5]
• Robinson Cemetery ^[6]
• Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery ^[7]
• Shakley Cemetery ^[8]
• Walley Cemetery ^[9]

Geography

Perry Township is located in northern Armstrong County, between the west bank of the Allegheny River and the western county boundary. It is bordered to the north by the city of Parker.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.0 square miles (38.9 km²), all land. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	352		—
2020	367		4.3%
2021 (est.)	365	[2]	−0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]

As of the census ^[11] of 2000, there were 404 people, 154 households, and 119 families residing in the township.

The population density was 26.9 inhabitants per square mile (10.4/km²). There were 263 housing units at an average density of 17.5/sq mi (6.8/km²).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.75% White, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 154 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.3% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 19.5% 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 2.62 and the average family size was 2.92.

The township median age of thirty-nine years was slightly less than the county median age of forty years. The distribution by age group was 24.5% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 5.4% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.7% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 25.5% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older.

For every one hundred females, there were 98.0 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 108.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,083, and the median income for a family was $40,469. Males had a median income of $31,250 compared with that of $26,250 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $22,784.

Approximately 11.1% of families and 11.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 3.8% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Education

• Karns City Area School District - public schools
• Karns City High School in neighboring Butler County

Recreation

A portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 105 is located in Perry Township, at the confluence of Birch Run with the Allegheny River. ^{[12] [13]}

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 13, 2017.
2. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Perry township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
4. "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 57". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. 1876. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
5. "Crawford Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
6. "Robinson Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
7. "Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
8. "Shakley Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
9. "Walley Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
11. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
12. https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 13 September 2018
13. Pennsylvania State Game Lands, retrieved 15 September 2018

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