Jefferson Township is a

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that is located in Greene County,

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, United States. The population was 2,352 at the time of the 2020 census, even with the 2,352 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Jefferson Township is located in northeastern Greene County, and is bordered at its northeastern end by the

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, which forms the Fayette County line. The northern border of the township follows Tenmile Creek, a tributary of the Monongahela, and the longer northwestern border of the township follows the South Fork of Tenmile Creek. The borough of

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, a separate municipality, is surrounded by the northwestern part of the township. The borough of Rices Landing borders part of the northeastern edge of the township, and the borough of Clarksville borders the northern edge of the township, across the South Fork of Tenmile Creek. Unincorporated communities in the township include Pitt Gas, Braden Plan, and Dry Tavern. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.57%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,528 people, 1,016 households, and 750 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,087 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.24%

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, 2.77%

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, 0.32% Native American, 0.28%

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, and 0.40% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.55% of the population. There were 1,016 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 61.5% were

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living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.89. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of eighteen, 6.6% from eighteen to twenty-four, 26.0% from twenty-five to forty-four, 27.3% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 19.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-three years. For every one hundred females, there were 88.7 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 88.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $31,639, and the median income for a family was $39,565. Males had a median income of $37,700 compared with that of $20,566 for females. The

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for the township was $17,143. Approximately 9.0% of families and 9.3% of the population were living below the

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, including 10.3% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 10.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Education

The school district is

Jefferson-Morgan School District Jefferson-Morgan School District is a diminutive, rural, public school district located in Greene County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Jefferson, Rices Landing, and Clarksville. It also serves Jefferson and Morgan townships. Je ...

.Jefferson Township
" Greene County. Retrieved on October 26, 2018.

References

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