Cambridge Township is a

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, United States. The population was 1,448 at the 2020 census.

Geography

The township is in northern Crawford County, bordered by Erie County to the north and by Conneauttee Creek and French Creek, part of the

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watershed, to the west. The township surrounds the borough of Cambridge Springs, a separate municipality. According to the

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, the Cambridge Township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.64%, is water.

Natural features

Geologic Province: Northwestern Glaciated Plateau
Lowest Elevation: where French Creek flows out of the township.
Highest Elevation: in the southeastern corner
Major Rivers/Streams and Watersheds: French Creek
Minor Rivers/Streams and Watersheds: French Creek tributaries: Conneauttee Creek and its tributary,

Little Conneauttee Creek Little Conneauttee Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to Conneauttee Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania and Erie County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic N ...

, Campbell Run
Lakes and Waterbodies: Mitchell Lake (impoundment)
Biological Diversity Areas: Cambridge Springs BDA, French Creek BDA, French Creek Floodplain Forest BDA, and State Games Lands #277
Landscape Conservation Area: French Creek LCA

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,486 people, 594 households, and 443 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 701 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.05%

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, 0.07% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population. There were 594 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were

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living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92. In the township the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $44,500, and the median income for a family was $50,104. Males had a median income of $36,389 versus $25,083 for females. The

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for the township was $19,500. About 5.6% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the

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, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Cambridge Township, PA Website

Cambridge Township from Crawford County website

Cambridge Township (Crawford County, PA) Comprehensive Plan
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