Jones Township is a

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in Elk County,

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, United States. The population was 1,567 at the 2020 census, down from 1,624 in

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. Bendigo State Park and part of

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are in Jones Township, on the East Branch of the

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History

The

Swedish Lutheran Parsonage Swedish Lutheran Parsonage is a historic church parsonage at 230 Kane Street Wilcox in Jones Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1901 in the Queen Anne style. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the National Register of Hi ...

at Wilcox was added to the

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in 2005.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.32%, is water. Jones Township is bordered by McKean County to the north, Cameron County to the east, the city of St. Marys and Ridgway Township to the south and Highland Township to the west. The unincorporated communities of

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, Dahoga, Lamont, Rasselas, Midmont, Streights, Tambine, Ketner, and Glen Hazel are located within Jones Township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,721 people, 687 households, and 480 families residing in the township. The

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was 11.8 people per square mile (4.6/km). There were 1,175 housing units at an average density of 8.1/sq mi (3.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.54%

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, 0.06%

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, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% from

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, and 0.17% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.29% of the population. There were 687 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were

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living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.07. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $39,663, and the median income for a family was $48,077. Males had a median income of $37,353 versus $20,446 for females. The

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for the township was $18,479. About 2.5% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the

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, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Jones Township official website
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