Oil Creek Township is a

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Crawford County Crawford County is the name of eleven counties in the United States: * Crawford County, Arkansas * Crawford County, Georgia * Crawford County, Illinois * Crawford County, Indiana * Crawford County, Iowa * Crawford County, Kansas * Crawford County, ...

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, United States. The population was 1,701 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 1,877 at the 2010 census.

History

The Bridge in Oil Creek Township was listed on the

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in 1988.

Geography

The township is located in eastern Crawford County and is bordered to the east by Warren County and to the south by

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. The township surrounds the borough of Hydetown in the west and borders the city of Titusville, located on the Venango County line, to the north, east, and west.

Watersheds

Oil Creek, a tributary of the

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, flows through the township from west to south, passing through Hydetown and Titusville. Pine Creek, a tributary of Oil Creek, and its tributaries, Caldwell Creek, Porky Run, and Stony Hollow Run (both tributaries of Caldwell Creek) drain the northeastern part of the township. Thompson Creek and its tributaries McLaughlin Creek, Shirley Run, and Hummer Creek drain the north and northwestern part of the township. Church Run drains the middle of the township. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,880 people, 748 households, and 551 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 844 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.88%

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, 0.21%

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, 0.37% Native American, 0.21% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population. There were 748 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were

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living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.94. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $33,882, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $31,790 versus $23,558 for females. The

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for the township was $16,682. About 7.9% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the

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, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Oil Creek Township from Crawford County website

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