Allegheny Township is a

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in Blair County,

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, United States. The population was 6,585 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Allegheny Township is located in western Blair County. It is bordered by the city of Altoona and Logan Township to the north, Frankstown Township to the east, the boroughs of Hollidaysburg and Duncansville as well as Blair Township to the southeast, Freedom Township at Allegheny Township's southernmost point, and Juniata Township to the southwest. The western border is the Blair County– Cambria County line, with Cresson and Gallitzin townships directly bordering. The borough of Tunnelhill where it enters Blair County also borders the west side of the township. Communities within the township include Canan Station,

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, Cross Keys, Sunbrook, and most of Foot of Ten, all in the eastern part of the township. According to the

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, Allegheny Township has a total area of , of which , or 0.02%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,965 people, 2,658 households, and 1,836 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,847 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.58%

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, 0.65%

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, 0.36% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.01% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population. There were 2,658 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were

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living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.87. In the township the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $31,962, and the median income for a family was $36,599. Males had a median income of $30,581 versus $21,940 for females. The

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for the township was $16,204. About 7.1% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the

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, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Allegheny Township Official Website
{{Authority control Populated places established in 1773 Townships in Blair County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania