Springfield Township is a

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that is located in

Huntingdon County Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver Cromwell was born there ...

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Ma ...

, United States. The population was 699 at the time of the 2020 census.

General information

*ZIP Code: 17264 *Area Code: 814 *Local Phone Exchanges: 447, 448 *School District: Southern Huntingdon County School District

History

The Frehn Bridge was listed on the

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in 1990.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 27.9 square miles (72.2 km), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 612 people, 241 households, and 180 families residing in the township. The

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was 22.0 people per square mile (8.5/km). There were 413 housing units at an average density of 14.8/sq mi (5.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.35%

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, and 0.65% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population. There were 241 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 63.5% were

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living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.97. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $31,719, and the median income for a family was $33,646. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $20,278 for females. The

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for the township was $14,499. Approximately 8.1% of families and 10.6% of the population were living below the

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, including 19.1% of those under the age of 18 and 12.0% of those aged 65 or older.

References

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