Bradys Bend 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 784 at the 2020 census, an increase from the figure of 773 tabulated in 2010.

History

The Bradys Bend Iron Company Furnaces and St. Stephen's Church are listed on the

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. File:Bradys Bend Iron Company Furnace.jpg, Bradys Bend Iron Company Furnace File:St. Stephen's Church Brady's Bend.jpg, St. Stephen's Church Brady's Bend Township appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land.

Recreation

Portions of the

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are located in Bradys Bend Township.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 939 people, 392 households, and 279 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 582 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the township was 98.72% White, 0.53%, African American, 0.21% Asian, and 0.53% from two or more races. There were 392 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age of 41 years was slightly more than that of the county of 40 years. The distribution was 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $29,286, and the median income for a family was $38,036. Males had a median income of $28,594 versus $19,205 for females. The

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for the township was $17,797. About 13.1% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the

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, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.

Cemeteries

*Bradys Bend Cemetery *Saint Marys Cemetery

References

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