Tell Township is a

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that is located in Huntingdon County,

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, United States. The population was 550 at the time of the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 42.5 square miles (110.2 km), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 648 people, 238 households, and 179 families residing in the township. The

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was 15.2 people per square mile (5.9/km). There were 343 housing units at an average density of 8.1/sq mi (3.1/km). The racial make-up of the township was 100.00%

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. There were 238 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.3% were

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living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.17. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.9% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.8% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.2% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 21.5% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.6% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-six years. For every one hundred females, there were 98.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $32,679, and the median income for a family was $39,444. Males had a median income of $34,444 compared with that of $19,375 for females. The

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for the township was $15,832. Approximately 3.9% of families and 8.5% of the population were living below the

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, including 13.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 9.0% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

References

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