Brady Township is a

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Clarion County Clarion County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,241. Its county seat is Clarion. The county was formed on March 11, 1839, from parts of Venango and Armstrong counties. Clarion Cou ...

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, United States. The population was 75 at the 2020 census, an increase from the figure of 55 tabulated in 2010.

Geography

The township is in the southwestern corner of Clarion County and occupies the neck of a large bend in the

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. The township is bordered on the north by the river, on the west by the borough of East Brady, which occupies most of the bend, on the south and southeast by the river, and on the northeast by Madison Township. Armstrong County lies across the river to the north, west, and south. According to the

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, Brady Township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 26.51%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 62 people, 24 households, and 16 families residing in the township. The

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was 37.4 people per square mile (14.4/km²). There were 29 housing units at an average density of 17.5/sq mi (6.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00%

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. There were 24 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were

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living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.06. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $32,750. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $31,250 for females. The

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for the township was $9,624. There were no families and 3.0% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

Brady Township is part of the

Karns City Area School District Karn City Area School District is a public school district in Butler County, Clarion County, and Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The district serves the boroughs of Chicora, Fairview, Karns City, Petrolia, and Bruin and the townships of Park ...

, with K-6 students attending Sugarcreek Elementary School.

References

External links

Brady Township listing
at Clarion County Association of Township Officials {{coord, 40, 58, 58, N, 79, 35, 30, W, type:city_region:US-PA_source:GNIS-enwiki, display=title Populated places established in 1830 Townships in Clarion County, Pennsylvania 1830 establishments in Pennsylvania