Wheatfield Township is a
township in
Perry County Perry County may refer to:
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,
Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,194 at the
2020 census.
History
The
Dellville Covered Bridge was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.6 km
2), of which, 20.9 square miles (54.2 km
2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km
2) (0.76%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,329 people, 1,206 households, and 943 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,283 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.16%
White, 0.12%
African American, 0.03%
Native American, 0.21%
Asian, 0.06% from
other races, and 0.42% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
There were 1,206 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were
married couples
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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,010, and the median income for a family was $53,661. Males had a median income of $35,811 versus $26,500 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $18,639. About 5.4% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Populated places established in 1760
Townships in Perry County, Pennsylvania
Townships in Pennsylvania