Grant Township is a township in

Indiana County Indiana County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the west central part of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83,246. Its county seat is Indiana. Indiana County comprises the Indiana, PA Mi ...

, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

Grant Township was formed when the eastern half of the original Mahoning Township was divided in 1868 and named after President Ulysses S. Grant. The township includes the unincorporated communities of Bald Ridge, Decker's Point (previously called Colfax), Doty's Round Top, East Run, Kinter Hill, Nashville, and

Rochester Mills Rochester Mills is an unincorporated village in Grant Township in northern Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is served by the 286 exchange in Area Code 724. Zip Code 15771. Until the district consolidated its primary sc ...

(previously called Richmond). During the 1920s, the countryside of Grant Township was one of the few in Pennsylvania to have a woman, Grace Barr, appointed as a Rural Free Delivery carrier, delivering mail from the Rochester Mills Post Office."Miss Grace Barr of near Deckers Point..."
Indiana Weekly Messenger, November 10, 1921, page five.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

The population was 639 at the 2020 census. As of the census of 2000, there were 696 people, 279 households, and 195 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.8 people per square mile (10.0/km²). There were 347 housing units at an average density of 12.9/sq mi (5.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.57% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population. There were 279 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...

living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $38,864. Males had a median income of $25,469 versus $16,346 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,697. About 9.9% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{PA Home Rule Municipality Townships in Indiana County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania