Union Township is a

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that is located in

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Schuylkill County (, ; Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: Schulkill Kaundi) 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 ...

, United States. The population was 1,231 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

The St. Paul's Union Church and Cemetery was added to the

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in 1995.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 22.2 square miles (57.6 km²), of which 22.1 square miles (57.1 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km²) (0.72%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,308 people, 529 households, and 363 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 598 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.62%

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, and 0.38%

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or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population. There were 529 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were

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living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% 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 3.01. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $35,524, and the median income for a family was $44,286. Males had a median income of $31,964 versus $25,000 for females. The

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for the township was $17,773. About 4.2% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the

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, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

Union Township, Schuylkill Co., PA municipal building, July 2023.jpg, Town hall File:State Route 4033 north of Ringtown.JPG, State Route 4033 looking south in Union Township File:Wind Turbines in Union Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 01.JPG, Wind Turbine Park

References

External links

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