Findley Township is a

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in Mercer County,

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. The population was 2,868 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 2,910 in 2010.

History

Findley Township is named for

William Findley William Findley (c. 1741 – April 4, 1821) was an Irish-born farmer and politician from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House from 1791 until 1799 and ...

, a Pennsylvania congressman.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.24%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,305 people, 542 households, and 407 families residing in the township. The

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was 109.1 people per square mile (42.1/km²). There were 564 housing units at an average density of 26.7/sq mi (10.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 84.56%

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, 14.79%

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, 0.13% Native American, 0.04%

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, 0.04%

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, 0.09% from

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, and 0.35% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.99% of the population. There were 542 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were

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living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.93. In the township the population was spread out, with 14.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 41.5% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 238.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 279.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $42,153, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $30,495 versus $19,471 for females. The

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for the township was $11,052. About 4.4% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the

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, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

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