South Woodbury Township is a township in
Bedford County,
Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,076 at the 2020 census.
History
The
New Enterprise Public School was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
Geography
South Woodbury Township is located in northern Bedford County and occupies the southern end of
Morrison Cove
Morrisons Cove (also referred to as Morrison Cove or Morrison's Cove), is an eroded anticlinal valley in Blair and Bedford counties of central Pennsylvania, United States, extending from Evitts Mountain near New Enterprise, north to the Frankstow ...
, a mountain valley. The township's borders follow the ridgecrests of
Dunning Mountain on the west,
Evitts Mountain
Evitts Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachian Mountains, located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and Allegany County, Maryland, Allegany Cou ...
on the south, and
Tussey Mountain on the east.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.10%, is water.
Recreation
A portion of
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bedford, Blair and Huntingdon Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
Geography
SGL 73 consists of six ...
is located in the eastern end of the township.
[https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 13 October 2018][Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73](_blank)
retrieved 13 October 2018
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,000 people, 719 households, and 586 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 762 housing units at an average density of 22.3/sq mi (8.6/km
2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.45%
White, 0.05%
African American, 0.05%
Native American, 0.10%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.10% from
other races, and 0.25% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.30% of the population.
There were 719 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,129, and the median income for a family was $40,224. Males had a median income of $27,879 versus $21,250 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $16,197. About 6.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Populated places established in 1760
Townships in Bedford County, Pennsylvania