Greenwood Township is a

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, United States. The population was 1,425 at the 2020 census, down from 1,454 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Greenwood Township is in southern Crawford County, bordered to the south by Mercer County. It is bordered to the north by the Conneaut Outlet, a stream with associated wetlands flowing from

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towards French Creek, a tributary of the

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. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.49%, is water. The township contains the unincorporated communities of

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in the north and Custards in the northeast.

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crosses the eastern side of the township, with access from Exit 141 (

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) near Custards.

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, the Perry Highway, parallels I-79 to the west. From Exit 141, Meadville, the

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, is to the north and

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is to the south.

Natural features

Geologic Province: Northwestern Glaciated Plateau
Lowest Elevation: Conneaut Outlet where it flows out of the township.
Highest Elevation: at a high point southeast of Wecas Corners, Pennsylvania.
Major Rivers/Streams and Watersheds: Sandy Creek (south end of township) and Conneaut Outlet (forms northern border)
Minor Rivers/Streams and Watersheds: * Conneaut Outlet tributaries: Rock Creek, Williams Run, and McMichael Run * Sandy Creek tributaries: unnamed tributaries Biological Diversity Areas: Conneaut Marsh Complex-Central BDA, Conneaut Marsh Complex-North BDA, Conneaut Marsh Complex-South BDA, Sandy Creek Wetlands BDA
Landscape Conservation Areas: Conneaut-Geneva Marsh LCA

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,487 people, 560 households, and 427 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 609 housing units at an average density of 16.8/sq mi (6.5/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.26%

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, 0.20%

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, 0.20% Asian, 0.07%

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, 0.07% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population. There were 560 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were

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living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.02. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $35,250, and the median income for a family was $38,977. Males had a median income of $31,154 versus $19,063 for females. The

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for the township was $14,584. About 8.3% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the

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, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Greenwood Township (Crawford County, PA) Comprehensive Plan
{{authority control Townships in Crawford County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania