Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

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

Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Township
Farmland on Stevenson Road
Location of Salem Township in Mercer County
Location of Mercer County in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Mercer
Area [1]
• Total	13.39 sq mi (34.68 km2)
• Land	13.36 sq mi (34.61 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	751
• Estimate  (2022) [2]	743
• Density	54.78/sq mi (21.15/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code	724

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	769		—
2010	754		−2.0%
2020	752		−0.3%
2022 (est.)	743	[2]	−1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

Salem Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 752 at the 2020 census, ^[4] down from 754 in 2010. ^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.4 square miles (34.6 km²), of which 13.3 square miles (34.5 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.22%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census ^[6] of 2000, there were 769 people, 295 households, and 225 families residing in the township. The population density was 57.7 inhabitants per square mile (22.3/km²). There were 313 housing units at an average density of 23.5/sq mi (9.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.70% White, 0.52% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 295 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% 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 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $40,357. Males had a median income of $32,232 versus $26,111 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,317. About 5.4% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 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. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2017-03-05.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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