Hopewell Township is a township in Bedford County,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

, United States. The population was 1,882 at the 2020 census.

General information

*ZIP code: 16650 *Area code: 814 *Local telephone exchange: 928

History

The

Halls Mill Covered Bridge The Halls Mill Covered Bridge is an historic, wooden covered bridge which is located in Hopewell Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. History and architectural features Th ...

was listed on the

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in 1980.

Geography

Hopewell Township is located in northeastern Bedford County. It is bordered to the north by Liberty Township, to the east by Broad Top Township, to the south by West Providence Township, to the southwest by Snake Spring Township, and to the northwest by South Woodbury Township. The borough of Hopewell touches the eastern border of the township. The western border of the township follows the crest of

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, and the eastern border follows the Raystown Branch of the

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. According to the

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, Hopewell Township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.77%, is water.

Recreation

Portions of the

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73 The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bedford, Blair and Huntingdon Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities. Geography SGL 73 consists of six ...

and

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are located in the township.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 13 October 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73
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retrieved 11 November 2018

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,894 people, 746 households, and 555 families residing in the township. The

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was 55.4 people per square mile (21.4/km). There were 866 housing units at an average density of 25.3/sq mi (9.8/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.21%

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, 0.11%

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, 0.05% Native American, and 0.63% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.58% of the population. There were 746 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were

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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.97. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $34,620, and the median income for a family was $39,939. Males had a median income of $28,967 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the township was $16,245. About 9.0% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the

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, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

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