Washington Township is a township that is located in Northumberland County,

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, United States. The population at the time of the 2010 Census was 746, an increase over the figure of 660 that was tabulated in 2000. Himmel's Church Covered Bridge is located within the township.

History

The Himmel's Church Covered Bridge was listed on the

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in 1979.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 18.1 square miles (46.9 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 660 people, 263 households, and 199 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 283 housing units at an average density of 15.6/sq mi (6.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.70%

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, 0.15% from

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, and 0.15% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.15% of the population. There were 263 households, out of which 30.4% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them; 65.4% were

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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. Of all of the households that were documented, 21.3% were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.94. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 23.3% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 6.1% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 26.7% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 27.6% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 16.4% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-two years. For every one hundred females, there were 103.7 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 96.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $39,000, and the median income for a family was $49,625. Males had a median income of $33,036 compared with that of $21,023 for females. The

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for the township was $17,675. Approximately 5.6% of families and 7.9% of the population were living below the

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, including 13.8% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 11.1% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

References

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