Warren Township is a

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that is located in Franklin County,

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, United States. The population was 328 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

Warren Township's designation was derived from the name of

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, an American soldier and doctor. Yeakle's Mill Bridge was listed on the

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in 1988.

Geography

The township occupies the southwestern corner of Franklin County, bordered to the west by Fulton County and to the south by Washington County in the state of

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. The western boundary of the township follows the crest of

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as far as its southern end, and the eastern boundary follows the crest of Cove Mountain. The southern boundary is the

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. The settled part of the township occupies the space between the two mountains, known as Little Cove Valley, drained to the south by Little Cove Creek, a tributary of Licking Creek, which flows south across Maryland to the

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runs the length of the township through the valley, leading north to

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in Peters Township, and continuing south in Maryland as unnumbered Hollow Road to

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at the Potomac River. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land.

Neighboring Townships

* Ayr Township ( Fulton County), (northwest) * Montgomery Township (east) * Peters Township (northeast) * Thompson Township (Fulton County), (west)

Communities

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* Yeakle Mill

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 334 people, 131 households, and 104 families residing in the township. The

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was 10.9 people per square mile (4.2/km²). There were 148 housing units at an average density of 4.8/sq mi (1.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.20%

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, 0.30%

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, 0.30% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population. There were 131 households documented in the township, out of which 32.1% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them, 72.5% were

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living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. Of all of the households documented, 19.1% were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.87. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 23.1% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 5.1% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 32.3% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 24.3% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 15.3% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years. For every one hundred females, there were 107.5 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 105.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $52,917. Males had a median income of $36,250 compared with that of $19,688 for females. The

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for the township was $19,296. Approximately 2.0% of families and 2.1% of the population were living below the

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, including 4.1% of those who were aged sixty-five or older. No one under the age of eighteen was living in poverty.

References

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