Marion Township is a township that is located in Centre County,

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, United States. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,196 at the time of the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,224 tabulated in

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. Part of

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is in Marion Township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land. Marion Township is bordered by Boggs and

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townships to the northwest, Liberty Township to the north,

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to the northeast, Walker Township to the southeast and Spring Township to the southwest. The township contains the

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and part of Snydertown.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 978 people, 322 households, and 268 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 339 housing units at an average density of 15.5/sq mi (6.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.39%

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, 0.10%

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, 0.20% Native American, and 0.31% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population. There were 322 households, out of which 46.3% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 75.2% were

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living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.35. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 30.8% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.2% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 32.8% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 20.9% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 8.4% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-four years. For every one hundred females, there were 107.6 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 105.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $41,985, and the median income for a family was $46,691. Males had a median income of $30,417 compared with that of $23,681 for females. The

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for the township was $15,153. Approximately 4.7% of families and 4.3% of the population were living below the

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, including 1.3% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 18.2% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

References

External links

Marion Township official website
{{authority control Populated places established in 1785 Townships in Centre County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania