Farmington 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 1,785 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 1,934 at the 2010 census.

Geography

The township is located in the northeastern corner of Clarion County and is bordered by Forest County to the north and east. A small part of the eastern border of the township touches Jefferson County. The

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forms the southeastern border of the township. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.36%, is water. The unincorporated communities of Tylersburg, Leeper,

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, and Vowinckel are in the township. Tylersburg is located along

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, Crown and Vowinckel are on

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, and Leeper is at the intersection of the two highways, west of the center of the township.

Cook Forest State Park Cook Forest State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Farmington Township, Clarion County, Barnett Township, Forest County and Barnett Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Located just south of the Allegheny Na ...

is in the eastern part of the township in the valley of Toms Run, a tributary of the Clarion River.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,986 people, 818 households, and 561 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,750 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.40%

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, 0.20%

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, 0.15% Native American, 0.10%

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, and 0.15% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.15% of the population. There were 818 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were

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living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.95. In the township the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $32,739, and the median income for a family was $39,688. Males had a median income of $29,279 versus $20,300 for females. The

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for the township was $15,982. About 7.9% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the

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, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Farmington Township listing
at Clarion County Association of Township Officials {{authority control Populated places established in 1806 Townships in Clarion County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania