Athens Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
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Athens Township is a township in Crawford County,
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, United States. The population was 639 at the 2020 census.


Geography

According to the
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.12%, is water. The township is in eastern Crawford County. The unincorporated community of Little Cooley is in the western part of the township.


Natural Features

Geologic Province: Northwestern Glaciated Plateau
Lowest Elevation: where Muddy Creek flows out of the township.
Highest Elevation: east of Grange Hall Road
Major Rivers/Streams and Watersheds: Oil Creek and Muddy Creek
Minor Rivers/Streams and Watersheds: Muddy Creek tributaries: East Branch Muddy Creek, Federal Run and its tributary Little Federal Run, and Navy Run
Lakes and Waterbodies: Puckerbush and Spring Lake (both impoundments)
Biological Diversity Areas: Puckerbush Lake Tributary BDA, Muddy Creek BDA, East Branch Oil Creek BDA, Koochogey Wetlands BDA, and Muddy Creek Wetlands BDA
Landscape Conservation Area: French Creek LCA


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 775 people, 265 households, and 209 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 326 housing units at an average density of 11.5/sq mi (4.5/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.32%
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, 0.52%
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, 0.65% Native American, and 0.52% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population. There were 265 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were
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living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.21. In the township the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $34,000, and the median income for a family was $36,607. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $21,250 for females. The
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for the township was $14,509. About 6.4% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the
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, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.


References


External links


Athen Township from Crawford County Website


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