Rye Township is a

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in Perry County,

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, United States. The population was 2,259 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 25.6 square miles (66.3 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,327 people, 850 households, and 690 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 872 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.05%

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, 0.21%

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, 0.34% Asian, 0.09% from

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, and 0.30% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.56% of the population. There were 850 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.03. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $56,375, and the median income for a family was $61,007. Males had a median income of $40,303 versus $29,861 for females. The

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for the township was approximately $8,000.00. About 2.6% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the

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, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1757 Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area Townships in Perry County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania