Wolf Creek Township, Pennsylvania

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Wolf Creek Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Township
Wolf Creek Township cornfield and farmstead.jpg
Farm on Gilmore Road
Map of Wolf Creek Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png
Location of Wolf Creek Township in Mercer County
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Mercer County.svg
Location of Mercer County in Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Mercer County
Area
[1]
 • Total17.08 sq mi (44.23 km2)
 • Land16.93 sq mi (43.85 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.38 km2)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total716
 • Estimate 
(2022) [2]
708
 • Density49.20/sq mi (19.00/km2)
Time zone UTC-4 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code(s) 724, 814
Website wolfcreektwp.com
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000 729—
2010 83214.1%
2020 716−13.9%
2022 (est.)708 [2] −1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

Wolf Creek Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 716 at the 2020 census, [4] a decrease from 832 in 2010. [5]

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.8 square miles (43.6 km2), of which 16.6 square miles (43.0 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.6 km2) (1.31%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 729 people, 277 households, and 219 families residing in the township. The population density was 43.9 inhabitants per square mile (16.9/km2). There were 292 housing units at an average density of 17.6/sq mi (6.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.84% White, 0.27% Native American, 1.37% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races.

There were 277 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $44,219. Males had a median income of $29,500 versus $21,058 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,538. About 5.8% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 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 27 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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