Patterson Township is a

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that is located in

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, United States. The population was 3,132 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the

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Geography

Patterson Township is located in north-central Beaver County at (40.746765, -80.332348). According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.35%, is water.

Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods

Patterson Township has six land borders, including White Township to the north, Beaver Falls and Patterson Heights to the east, Fallston to the southeast, Brighton Township to the southwest, and Chippewa Township to the west. Across the Beaver River, Patterson Township runs adjacent with New Brighton.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,029 people, 1,483 households, and 890 families residing in the township. The

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was . There were 1,332 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.40%

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, 1.47%

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, 0.16% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 0.66% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 1,261 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were

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living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.91. In the township the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $41,364, and the median income for a family was $49,402. Males had a median income of $42,286 versus $24,459 for females. The

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for the township was $21,982. About 3.5% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the

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, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Patterson Township official website
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