East Carroll Township is a township in

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, United States. The population was 1,654 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown,

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Geography

The township is located in north-central Cambria County at 40.57° N by 78.70° W and is approximately north of

Ebensburg Ebensburg is a borough and the county seat of Cambria County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located west of Altoona and surrounded by Cambria Township. It is situated in the Allegheny Mountains at about above sea level. Ebensburg is ...

, the

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, and west-northwest of the city of Altoona. The township is bordered on the east by

Chest Creek Chest Creek is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Cambria County and Clearfield County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Allegheny Township, East Carroll Township, Clearfield Townsh ...

, a northward-flowing tributary of the

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. The borough of Carrolltown borders part of the township on the west, and

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touches the northeastern corner of the township. U.S. Route 219 crosses the township from north to south, connecting Carrolltown with Ebensburg. According to the

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

Communities

Unincorporated communities

*Eckenrode Mill *Tunnel

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 1,798 people, 632 households, and 494 families in the township. The population density was 71.1 people per square mile (27.5/km²). There were 664 housing units at an average density of 26.3/sq mi (10.1/km²). The

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of the township was 99.28% White, 0.06% African American, 0.11% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11%. There were 632 households, 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 19.0% of households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.29. The age distribution was 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median household income was $36,771 and the median family income was $42,273. Males had a median income of $30,302 versus $20,388 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,100. About 8.4% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the

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, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

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