Jordan Township is a township in

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, United States. The population was 476 at the time of the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.08%) is water.

Communities

*Ansonville *Berwinsdale *Bretonville *McCartney *Morgans Land

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 543 people, 198 households, and 152 families living in the township. The

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was 22.4 people per square mile (8.7/km²). There were 259 housing units at an average density of 10.7/sq mi (4.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.82%

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and 0.18%

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. There were 198 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 63.6% were

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living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.16. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.4% who were under the age of eighteen, 9.2% from eighteen to twenty-four, 30.2% from twenty-five to forty-four, 22.1% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.1% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-six years. For every one hundred females, there were 104.1 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 100.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $32,667. Males had a median income of $28,125 compared with that of $18,500 for females. The

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for the township was $12,600. Roughly 12.2% of families and 16.2% of the population were living below the

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, including 19.4% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 9.0% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Education

Students in the township attend schools in the Valley School District.

References

External links

History of Jordan, PA
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