Gulich Township is a township in

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, United States. The population was 1,204 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.05% is water.

Communities

*Allemans *Almaden *Fernwood *Ginter * Janesville * Morann *Waltzvale *

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,275 people, 529 households, and 365 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 616 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.37%

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, 0.08% Native American, 0.08%

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and 0.47% from two or more races. There were 529 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were

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living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.0% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.92. In the township the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $29,150, and the median income for a family was $36,652. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $18,125 for females. The

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for the township was $14,405. About 8.4% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the

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, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. Gulich Township has a high percentages of people of

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- 12.7%.

Education

Students in Gulich Township are served by the

Moshannon Valley School District The Moshannon Valley School District is a diminutive, rural public school district in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Houtzdale, Brisbin, Ramey, and Glen Hope plus the townships of Gulich, Jordan, Bigler, and ...

Recreation

Mountz Memorial Park is located adjacent to Smithmill, and a portion of the

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occupies a large area of the northern part of the township.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 2 November 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 60
retrieved 2 November 2018

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1840 Townships in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania Ukrainian communities in the United States 1858 establishments in Pennsylvania