Corydon Township is a

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McKean County, Pennsylvania McKean County is a rural county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,432. Its county seat is Smethport. The county was created in 1804 and organized in 1826. It was named in honor of former Penns ...

, United States. The population was 285 at the 2020 census.

History

Corydon was settled in 1810 and incorporated in 1829. On March 26, 1846, a small sliver of the westernmost portion of Corydon bordering the

Allegheny River The Allegheny River ( ; ; ) is a tributary of the Ohio River that is located in western Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York in the United States. It runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border, nor ...

was transferred to Warren County; the new township also retained the name Corydon, resulting in there being two adjacent but separate townships with the same name. The Warren County township of Corydon was flooded and dissolved in 1964.

Notable people

Charles F. Freeman, Wisconsin politician and businessman, was born in the township.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1880,' Biographical Sketch of Charles F. Freeman, pg. 519

Ray Caldwell Raymond Benjamin Caldwell (April 26, 1888 – August 17, 1967) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians from 1910 to 1921. He was known ...

, baseball star of the early 20th century, was also born in Corydon."Ray Caldwell"
Retrieved on May 24, 2013.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.60%) is water, almost all of the latter coming from the

Allegheny Reservoir The Allegheny Reservoir (also known as Kinzua Lake and unofficially as Lake Perfidy) is a reservoir along the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York, USA. It was created in 1965 by the construction of the Kinzua Dam along ...

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 301 people, 122 households, and 85 families residing in the township. The

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was 4.1 people per square mile (1.6/km²). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 3.3/sq mi (1.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.00%

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, 0.33% Asian, and 0.66% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population. There were 122 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were

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living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $35,208, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $29,375 for females. The

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for the township was $20,283. About 8.7% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the

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, including 9.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.3% of those sixty five or over.

References

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* {{authority control Populated places established in 1810 Townships in McKean County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania