Daugherty Township is a township in

Beaver County, Pennsylvania Beaver County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,215. Its county seat is Beaver. The county was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington counties. It took ...

, United States. The population was 3,078 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

Pittsburgh metropolitan area Greater Pittsburgh is a populous region centered around its largest city and economic hub, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The region encompasses Pittsburgh's urban core county, Allegheny, and six adjacent Pennsylvania counties: Armstrong, Beaver, ...

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.35%, is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 3,441 people, 1,269 households, and 994 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,317 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the township was 97.09% White, 1.83% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population. There were 1,269 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.98. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $44,628, and the median income for a family was $49,534. Males had a median income of $33,919 versus $24,808 for females. The

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for the township was $17,646. About 4.4% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the

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, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Township website
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