Watts Township, Pennsylvania

Watts Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Along U.S. Routes 22-322 northwest of New Buffalo
Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania highlighting Watts Township
Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Perry
Settled	1792
Incorporated	1849
Area [1]
• Total	12.17 sq mi (31.53 km2)
• Land	11.88 sq mi (30.76 km2)
• Water	0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,231
• Estimate  (2021) [2]	1,238
• Density	106.68/sq mi (41.19/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-099-81640
Website	Watts Township Municipal Website

Watts Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,231 at the 2020 census. ^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.0 square miles (31.0 km²), of which 11.7 square miles (30.2 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) (2.34%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,265		—
2020	1,231		−2.7%
2021 (est.)	1,238	[2]	0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

As of the census ^[4] of 2000, there were 1,196 people, 447 households and 333 families residing in the township. The population density was 102.4 inhabitants per square mile (39.5/km²). There were 482 housing units at an average density of 41.3 per square mile (15.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.25% White, 0.08% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 447 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,583 and the median income for a family was $52,250. Males had a median income of $33,365 versus $26,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,981. About 3.9% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% 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: 2020-2021". Census.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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.

External links

• Watts Township official government website

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