Spring Township is a township in

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Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,051 at the 2020 census, which was a 7.8% increase from the 2010 census.

History

The Bellefonte Forge House and Logan Furnace Mansion are listed on the

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.02%, is water. Spring Township is bordered by Boggs Township to the northwest,

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townships to the northeast, Potter Township to the southeast, and Benner Township to the southwest. The township surrounds the county seat, Bellefonte. The communities of Axemann, Coleville, and Pleasant Gap are in Spring Township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,117 people, 2,456 households, and 1,726 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,559 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.58%

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, 0.25%

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, 0.07% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.10%

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, 0.15% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population. There were 2,456 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were

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living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.97. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $39,042, and the median income for a family was $46,632. Males had a median income of $30,859 versus $25,558 for females. The

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for the township was $18,896. About 4.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the

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, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Public safety

Spring Township is served by the Spring Township Police Department. Pleasant Gap Fire Company provides both firefighting and ambulance services. Although located in Bellefonte, Logan Fire Company, Undine Fire Company, and Bellefonte EMS also serve parts of Spring Township.

Transportation

Highways include: *

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U.S. Route 220 U.S. Route 220 (US 220) is a spur route of US 20. It runs in a north–south layout in the eastern United States, unlike its parent route as well as conventionally even-numbered highways, which run east-west. US 220 extends for ...

Pennsylvania Route 26 Pennsylvania Route 26 (PA 26) is a highway in the south-central area of Pennsylvania. Its northern terminus is at PA 150 northwest of Howard; its southern terminus is at the Maryland state line near Barnes Gap in Union Township. Two major des ...

Pennsylvania Route 64 Pennsylvania Route 64 (PA 64) is a north–south state route located in central Pennsylvania. At its southern terminus in Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Spring Township, PA 64 continues north from where Pennsylvania Route 26 ...

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References

External links

Spring Township official website
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