Snyder Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

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

Snyder Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Township
The Redferd Segers House, a historic site at Crenshaw
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Snyder Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Jefferson
Settled	1822
Incorporated	1835
Government
• Type	A Township of the Second Class, having a three member board of Supervisors
Area [1]
• Total	41.46 sq mi (107.38 km2)
• Land	41.26 sq mi (106.86 km2)
• Water	0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	2,366
• Estimate  (2022) [2]	2,329
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-065-71632
Website	snydertwp.com

Snyder Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,366 at the 2020 census. ^[2] It was named for Governor of Pennsylvania Simon Snyder. ^[3]

History

The Redferd Segers House at Crenshaw was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. ^[4]

Geography

The township is in northeastern Jefferson County, bordered to the northeast by Elk County and to the southeast by Clearfield County. It surrounds the borough of Brockway. Unincorporated communities in the township include Crenshaw, Sugar Hill, Lanes Mills, Erie Junction, and Beechton.

U.S. Route 219 passes through the township as it enters and exits Brockway, leading south to DuBois and northeast to Ridgway. Pennsylvania Route 28 crosses the township, starting in Brockway and leading west to Brookville, the Jefferson county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 41.5 square miles (107.4 km²), of which 41.3 square miles (106.9 km²) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²), or 0.48%, are water. ^[5] Little Toby Creek, a tributary of the Clarion River, crosses the township from east to north. The entire township is within the Allegheny River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	306		—
1860	597		95.1%
1870	792		32.7%
1880	1,048		32.3%
1890	2,011		91.9%
1900	2,117		5.3%
1910	1,796		−15.2%
1920	1,909		6.3%
1930	1,531		−19.8%
1940	1,654		8.0%
1950	1,804		9.1%
1960	1,997		10.7%
1970	2,280		14.2%
1980	2,626		15.2%
1990	2,535		−3.5%
2000	2,432		−4.1%
2010	2,547		4.7%
2020	2,366		−7.1%
2022 (est.)	2,329	[2]	−1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the census ^[7] of 2000, there were 2,432 people, 937 households, and 707 families residing in the township. The population density was 58.3 inhabitants per square mile (22.5/km²). There were 1,063 housing units at an average density of 25.5/sq mi (9.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.14% White, 0.04% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 937 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,413, and the median income for a family was $41,632. Males had a median income of $34,844 versus $23,011 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,163. About 2.1% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 1.1% 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 September 4, 2023.
3. McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 450.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Snyder township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

• Snyder Township official website

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