Frenchcreek Township is a township in

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, United States. The population was 1,412 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 1,542 in 2010, which represented, in turn, a decline from the figure of 1,605 as of

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.68%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,605 people, 662 households, and 473 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 788 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.32%

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, 0.37%

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, 0.25% Native American, 0.06%

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, and 1.00% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.12% of the population. There were 662 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were

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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.89. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $38,813, and the median income for a family was $46,771. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $21,852 for females. The

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for the township was $17,620. About 5.9% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the

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, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

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