Woodbury Township is a

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in Blair County,

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, United States. It is part of the

Altoona, PA Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the Altoona Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 Census, making it the eighteenth most populous city in Pennsylvania. ...

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. The population was 1,443 at the 2020 census.

General information

*ZIP code: 16693 *Area code: 814 *Local telephone exchange: 832

Geography

Woodbury Township is located along the eastern edge of Blair County, with

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to the east. It is bordered by the Frankstown Branch of the

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and the borough of Williamsburg to the north, by the ridgecrest of

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to the east, and by the crest of Lock Mountain to the west. It contains the

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of Cove Forge, Fisherville,

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, Franklin Forge, Shelltown,

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, Larke, and Shellytown. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land.

Recreation

A portion of

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is located at the southwestern corner of the township, portions of the

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is located in the west on

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, and most of the

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 118 The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 118 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Blair and Huntingdon counties in Pennsylvania in the United States, providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities. Geography Game Lands Number 118 runs al ...

occupies the western slopes of

on the east side of the township.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 13 October 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73
retrieved 13 October 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 118
retrieved 12 November 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 147
retrieved 14 November 2018

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,637 people, 570 households, and 458 families residing in the township. The

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was 50.3 people per square mile (19.4/km²). There were 614 housing units at an average density of 18.9/sq mi (7.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.86%

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, 1.41%

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, 0.06% Native American, 0.06%

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, 0.06% from

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, and 0.55% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.31% of the population. There were 570 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 17.4% 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 2.71 and the average family size was 3.05. In the township the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 26.0% 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 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $35,170, and the median income for a family was $40,132. Males had a median income of $30,667 versus $21,691 for females. The

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for the township was $14,946. About 7.5% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the

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, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

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