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French Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Frenchcreek Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,425 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 1,542 in 2010, which represented, in turn, a decline from the figure of 1,605 as of 2000. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.68%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,605 people, 662 households, and 473 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 788 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.32% White, 0.37% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.12% of the population. There were 662 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Pennsylvania)
Under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a township is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's community, communities outside of incorporated local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, borough (Pennsylvania), boroughs, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania#History, one town has been incorporated into a township which serves as the legal entity providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other Municipality, municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within local government in Pennsylvania#County, counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. History The creation of townships within Pennsylvania dates to the seventeenth century and the colonial period. Much of the province of Pennsylvania was occupied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
