Sheffield Township is a

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

in Warren County,

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, United States. The population was 1,849 at the 2020 census, down from 2,121 at the 2010 census and 2,346 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 58.7 square miles (152.1 km²), of which 58.7 square miles (152.1 km²) is land and 0.02% is water. It contains the

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Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,346 people, 955 households, and 656 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,277 housing units at an average density of 21.7/sq mi (8.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.72%

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, 0.26%

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, 0.17% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.13%

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, 0.17% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population. There were 955 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were

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living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $35,400, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $33,295 versus $19,536 for females. The

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for the township was $16,423. About 7.2% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the

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, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

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* * {{Coord, 41, 37, 29, N, 78, 58, 59, W, type:city_region:US-PA_source:GNIS-enwiki, display=title Townships in Warren County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania

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