Whiteley Township, Pennsylvania

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Whiteley Township, Greene County,
Pennsylvania
Hamilton-Ely Farmstead.jpg
The Hamilton-Ely Farmstead, a historic site in the township
Map of Whiteley Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png
Location of Whiteley Township in Greene County
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Greene County.svg
Location of Greene County in Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
State Pennsylvania
County Greene
Area
[1]
  Total31.66 sq mi (82.01 km2)
  Land31.66 sq mi (82.00 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total569 Decrease2.svg
  Estimate 
(2022) [2]
549
  Density19.80/sq mi (7.65/km2)
Time zone UTC-4 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code 724
FIPS code 42-059-84608

Whiteley Township is a township that is located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 569 at the time of the 2020 census, [2] which was a decreased from the total of 649 that was documented during the 2010 census. [3]

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History

The Hamilton-Ely Farmstead and George West Gordon Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4]

Geography

Whiteley Township is southeast of the center of Greene County, between Waynesburg to the north and Mount Morris to the south. Interstate 79 passes through the eastern side of the township, with access from Exit 7 (Kirby Road). U.S. Route 19 passes through the center of the township, running roughly parallel to I-79, and goes through Kirby, the main settlement in the township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.7 square miles (82.0 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.01%, are water. [3]

Surrounding neighborhoods

Whitely Township has six borders, including the townships of Jefferson to the north-northeast, Greene from the northeast to the east, Dunkard to the southeast, Perry to the south, Wayne to the southwest and Franklin from the west to the north.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2000 754
2010 649−13.9%
2020 569−12.3%
2022 (est.)549 [2] −3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 754 people, 283 households, and 213 families residing in the township. The population density was 24.1 people per square mile (9.3/km2). There were 320 housing units at an average density of 10.2/sq mi (4.0/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 98.54% White, 0.13% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 283 households, out of which 42.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 26.9% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.0% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 31.4% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 22.9% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 10.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-six years.

For every one hundred females, there were 95.3 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,438, and the median income for a family was $39,464. Males had a median income of $35,375 compared with that $18,125 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $14,906.

Approximately 15.9% of families and 18.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 24.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 14.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

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References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Whiteley township, Greene County, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 3, 2017.[ dead link ]
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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