Victory Township, Pennsylvania

Victory Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania highlighting Victory Township
Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Venango
Settled	1796
Incorporated	1876
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area [1]
• Total	20.85 sq mi (54.00 km2)
• Land	20.13 sq mi (52.12 km2)
• Water	0.73 sq mi (1.88 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	376
• Estimate  (2023) [2]	371
• Density	19.33/sq mi (7.46/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-121-80168

Victory Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 376. ^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.5 square miles (53.2 km²), of which 19.9 square miles (51.5 km²) is land and 0.7 square mile (1.7 km²) (3.26%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	410		—
2020	376		−8.3%
2023 (est.)	371	[2]	−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

As of the census ^[4] of 2000, there were 408 people, 162 households, and 120 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.5 people per square mile (7.9/km²). There were 327 housing units at an average density of 16.5/sq mi (6.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.28% White, 0.98% African American, and 0.74% from two or more races.

There were 162 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,096, and the median income for a family was $42,589. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $19,643 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,156. About 5.2% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 11.9% 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: 2020-2023". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
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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