Bethel Township is a

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Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Armstrong County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,558. The county seat is Kittanning. The county was organized on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Lycomin ...

, United States. The population was 1,096 at the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 1,183 tabulated in 2010.

Geography

Bethel Township is located in south-central Armstrong County, along the east bank of the Allegheny River. Its eastern boundary is formed by

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, a tributary of the Allegheny. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.73%, is water.

History

Bethel Township was originally merged with the neighboring townships of Gilpin and Parks, known as Allegheny Township. In 1878, finding it was too large to manage and supervise, the three split and Bethel Township was incorporated. The

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was listed on the

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in 2000.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 1,290 people, 501 households, and 378 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 656 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the township was 99.53% White, 0.23% frican American, 0.16% Asian, and 0.08% from two or more races. There were 501 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age of 41 years was slightly more than that of the county of 40 years. The distribution was23.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 111.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $36,087, and the median income for a family was $41,591. Males had a median income of $30,980 versus $22,446 for females. The

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for the township was $18,122. About 5.0% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the

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, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

Cemeteries

*Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery *Crooked Creek Presbyterian Cemetery *Homewood Baptist Church Cemetery *Smail Family Cemetery

References

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