Madison Township is a

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Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Armstrong County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,558. The county seat is Kittanning. The county was organized on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Lycom ...

, United States. The population was 826 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 820 tabulated in 2010.

History

The

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and Bridge between Madison and Mahoning Townships are listed on the

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. Madison Township appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Its early history is detailed in Robert Walter Smith's 1883 History of Armstrong County.

Geography

Madison Township is located along the northern edge of Armstrong County and is bordered on three sides by waterways: Mahoning Creek to the south, the

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to the south and west, and

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According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.87%, is water.

Recreation

A portion of

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is located in the south of Madison Township.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 943 people, 362 households, and 258 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 566 housing units at an average density of 18.7/sq mi (7.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.94% White, 0.42% African American, 0.11% Native American, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population. There were 362 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.12. The township median age of 38 years was less than that of the county median age of 40 years. The distribution by age group was 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $35,156. Males had a median income of $30,227 versus $16,667 for females. The

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for the township was $12,583. About 14.5% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the

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, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over.

Cemeteries

*Duncan Cemetery *Kellersburg Lutheran Cemetery *Kellersburg Methodist Cemetery *Reynolds Cemetery *Rimer Hill Cemetery *Saint Marys Episcopal Cemetery *Tidal Cemetery *Widnoon Methodist Cemetery

References

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