Spring Township is a

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Snyder County Snyder County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 39,736. The county seat is Middleburg, Pennsylvania, Middlebu ...

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, United States. The population was 1,635 at the 2020 census.

History

The Gross Covered Bridge was added to the

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in 1977.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 37.0 square miles (95.8 km²), of which 37.0 square miles (95.7 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km²) (0.16%) is water. Spring Township is bordered by Union County to the north, Adams and Beaver Townships to the east, West Perry Township to the south and West Beaver Township to the west. The

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of Beaver Springs is situated in the center of the township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,563 people, 595 households, and 449 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 694 housing units at an average density of 18.8/sq mi (7.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.53%

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, 0.13%

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, 0.13% Asian, and 1.22% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population. There were 595 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were

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living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $34,602, and the median income for a family was $38,333. Males had a median income of $28,049 versus $16,964 for females. The

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for the township was $14,858. About 7.3% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the

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, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Spring Township is governed by three elected supervisors. The township offices are located in the Spring Township Municipal Building 80 Railroad Ave., Beaver Springs, Pa. 17812. 570-658-7234 / Fax: 570-658-7064 The Supervisors meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Spring Township Municipal Building. The Spring Township Planning Commission meets on the third Monday of each month. Snyder County is governed by three County Commissioners. Many county government offices are located in the courthouse in

Middleburg, Pennsylvania Middleburg is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, the borough's population was 1,325 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Snyder County. Middleburg is p ...

. The polling place for Spring Township is located in the Spring Township Building in Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania. Spring Township is in the 82nd Legislative District for the Pennsylvania General Assembly held by Adam Harris, whose office is located on Main St., Middleburg. Pennsylvania Senate District 27 is held by Senator

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. Spring Township is a part of

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, represented by Chris Carney. Pennsylvania is represented in the United States Senate by Senator Bob Casey, Jr. and Senator

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Schools

Midd-West School District is the area's public school system.

References

External links

{{authority control Townships in Snyder County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania