Richland Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania
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Richland Township is a
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in Clarion County,
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
, United States. The population was 473 at the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 494 tabulated in 2010.


Geography

Richland Township is located in western Clarion County and is bordered to the west by the
Allegheny River The Allegheny River ( ; ; ) is a tributary of the Ohio River that is located in western Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York in the United States. It runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border, nor ...
, which forms the Armstrong County line. A small portion of the river border touches Butler County. The township is bordered to the northwest by
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. The winding
Clarion River The Clarion River is a tributary of the Allegheny River, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, in west central Pennsylvania in the United States. It drains a rugged area of the Allegheny Plateau in the Ohio River watershed, flowing throu ...
forms the southern boundary of the township. The borough of
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is south of the center of the township, and the borough of Foxburg is along the western edge of the township at a crossing of the Allegheny. A small portion of the borough of
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touches the northwestern corner of the township. All of the boroughs are separate municipalities from the township.
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runs east–west along the northern edge of the township. Exit 45 ( Pennsylvania Route 478) is partially within the township at the northern border. According to the
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.51%, is water.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 553 people, 213 households, and 161 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 279 housing units at an average density of 18.5/sq mi (7.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.28%
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, 0.36%
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, 0.18% Native American and 0.18% Asian.
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or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population. There were 213 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were
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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $32,083, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $28,594 versus $19,531 for females. The
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for the township was $14,764. About 12.0% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the
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, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.


References


External links


Richland Township listing
at Clarion County Association of Township Officials {{coord, 41, 10, 25, N, 79, 38, 17, W, type:city_region:US-PA_source:GNIS-enwiki, display=title Populated places established in 1806 Townships in Clarion County, Pennsylvania