Winslow Township is a
township in
Jefferson County,
Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,543 at the 2020 census.
It was named for Associate Judge James Winslow.
Geography
The township is in eastern Jefferson County and surrounds the borough of
Reynoldsville. It is bordered to the southeast by the borough of
Sykesville and to the northeast by the borough of
Falls Creek. The eastern border of the township is the
Clearfield County line. Unincorporated communities in the township include
Rathmel,
Sandy Valley,
Prescottville,
Soldier,
Wishaw,
Pancoast, O'Donnell, and Deemers Crossroads.
U.S. Route 322 crosses the township from east to west, passing through Reynoldsville, and
U.S. Route 119
U.S. Route 119 (US 119) is a spur of US 19. It is a north–south route (on a northeast-southwest alignment) that was an original United States highway of 1926. It is Corridor G of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) east of US ...
crosses the southeastern corner of the township before entering Sykesville.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.58%, are water.
, a tributary of
Redbank Creek
Redbank Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Clarion, Armstrong, and Jefferson counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004.
Redbank Creek is born at the confluence of Sandy Lic ...
, crosses the township from east to west, passing through Reynoldsville. The entire township lies within the
Allegheny River
The Allegheny River ( ) is a long headwater stream of the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York. The Allegheny River runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border northwesterly into ...
watershed.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,591 people, 996 households, and 771 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,114 housing units at an average density of 24.5/sq mi (9.5/km
2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.46%
White, 0.08%
African American, 0.15%
Native American, 0.19%
Asian, 0.04% from
other races, and 0.08% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.
There were 996 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% 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, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% 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 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,976, and the median income for a family was $40,104. Males had a median income of $30,525 versus $22,589 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $17,189. About 5.3% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania