Milford Township is a

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in Juniata County,

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, United States. The population was 1,989 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 2,088 tabulated in 2010.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.13%, are water. It is in the Ridge-and-Valley province of the Appalachian Mountains. Blue Mountain forms the northwest border of the township, and Shade Mountain, a parallel ridge, forms the western part of the southern boundary. The

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forms the northern and eastern border of the township, and Tuscarora Creek, a tributary, forms the eastern part of the southern boundary. Milford Township is bordered by Mifflin County to the north, Fermanagh Township to the north and east, Walker Township to the east,

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to the south and east, Turbett and Spruce Hill Townships to the south, and Beale Township to the west and south. The borough of Mifflin borders a portion of the township in the east, and

borders the southeast corner. Unincorporated communities in the township include Denholm, Rockville, and Martins Crossroad. Pennsylvania Route 35 crosses the eastern part of the township, leading east into Mifflin. Pennsylvania Route 333 follows the Juniata River through the Lewistown Narrows in the northern part of the township, connecting Mifflin with Lewistown to the west.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,758 people, 687 households, and 504 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 747 housing units at an average density of 18.7/sq mi (7.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.34%

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, 0.17%

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, 0.17% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 2.16% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.97% of the population. There were 687 households, 27.2% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were

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living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were nonfamilies. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45, and the average family size was 2.85. In the township the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $36,536, and the median income for a family was $42,171. Males had a median income of $30,400 versus $20,804 for females. The

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for the township was $16,677. About 5.8% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the

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, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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