Washington Township is a

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in Clarion County,

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, United States. The population was 1,869 at the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 1,887 tabulated in 2010.

Geography

The township is located in northern Clarion County and is bordered on the north by Forest County and on the west by Venango County. The unincorporated communities of Fryburg and Marble are in the southwestern part of the township, along

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. The community of Licking is in the east, also along PA 208, and Newmansville is in the north, along

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. Wolf's Corners is also in the north near the intersection of Rtes. 3001 and 4017. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.21%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,037 people, 744 households, and 555 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,109 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.36%

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, 0.10%

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, 0.10% Asian, and 0.44% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.15% of the population. There were 744 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% 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 3.23. In the township the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $18,289 for females. The

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for the township was $13,218. About 16.6% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the

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, including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 19.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Washington Township listing
at Clarion County Association of Township Officials {{coord, 41, 22, 36, N, 79, 22, 59, W, type:city_region:US-PA_source:GNIS-enwiki, display=title Populated places established in 1815 Townships in Clarion County, Pennsylvania 1815 establishments in Pennsylvania