Freedom Township is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Blair County,
Pennsylvania
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, United States. It is part of the
Altoona, PA
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Metropolitan Statistical Area
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. The population was 3,018 at the 2020 census.
General information
*ZIP code: 16637
*Area code: 814
*Local telephone exchanges: 224, 693, 695, 696
Geography
Freedom Township is located in southern Blair County. It is bordered by
Blair Township to the northeast,
Taylor Township to the southeast,
Greenfield Township to the south,
Juniata Township to the northwest, and
Allegheny Township at Freedom Township's northernmost point. The unincorporated community of
East Freedom, a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
, is in the eastern part of the township.
Interstate 99
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passes through East Freedom, with one exit in the township. Other census-designated places in the township are
Leamersville,
McKee
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,
Smith Corner, and part of
Puzzletown.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.04%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 3,261 people, 1,259 households, and 958 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,324 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.96%
White
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, 0.21%
African American
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, 0.21%
Native American, 0.12%
Asian
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, and 0.49% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.09% of the population.
There were 1,259 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were
married couples
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living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,442, and the median income for a family was $38,388. Males had a median income of $30,424 versus $18,229 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $14,539. About 4.4% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Populated places established in 1787
Townships in Blair County, Pennsylvania
Townships in Pennsylvania