Benezette Township is a

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in Elk County,

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, United States. The population was 217 at the 2020 census, up from 207 in

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. The township has its own post office, with zip code 15821.

Geography

Benezette Township occupies the eastern end of Elk County, and is bordered by Cameron County to the north and east, and by

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to the south. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.46%, is water. The township contains the unincorporated communities of Medix Run, Benezette, Summerson, Grant, and Dents Run, all in the valley of the

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, which flows northeasterly across the center of the township.

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follows the creek valley, leading east to

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and west to Weedville. Ridgway, the Elk County seat, is to the northwest.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 227 people, 104 households, and 66 families residing in the township. The

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was 2.1 people per square mile (0.8/km). There were 867 housing units at an average density of 8.1/sq mi (3.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 96.48%

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and 3.52%

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of any race were 0.88% of the population. There were 104 households, out of which 18.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were

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living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.75. In the township the population was spread out, with 15.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $33,542, and the median income for a family was $36,071. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $23,125 for females. The

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for the township was $18,282. About 5.4% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the

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, including 5.4% of those under the age of 18 and 4.7% of those 65 or over.

References

External links

Elk Country Visitor's Center
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