Woodbury Township is a

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

that is located in Bedford County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,181.

Geography

Woodbury Township is located in northern Bedford County and is bordered by

Blair County Blair 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 122,822. Its county seat is Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Holli ...

to the north. It is part of the area known as

Morrisons Cove Morrisons Cove (also referred to as Morrison Cove or Morrison's Cove), is an eroded anticlinal valley in Blair and Bedford counties of central Pennsylvania, United States, extending from Evitts Mountain near New Enterprise, north to the Frankst ...

. The township's eastern border follows the crest of

Tussey Mountain Tussey Mountain is a stratigraphy, stratigraphic ridge in central Pennsylvania, United States, trending east of the Bald Eagle Mountain, Bald Eagle, Brush Mountain (Blair County, Pennsylvania), Brush, Dunning Mountain, Dunning and Evitts Mountai ...

. The borough of Woodbury is located near the center of the township but is separate from it. According to the

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, Woodbury Township has a total area of , of which , or 0.09%, is water.

Recreation

Portions of the

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 41 The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 41 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bedford and Blair Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities. Geography State Game Lands Number 41 con ...

are located along the western border of the township and portions of Game Lands Number 73 are located along the eastern end of the township.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved October 3, 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 41
retrieved October 6, 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73
retrieved October 6, 2018

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,198 people, 388 households, and 327 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 409 housing units at an average density of units with an overall average density of 17.3 units per sq mi (6.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.08%

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, 0.25% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 1.25% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population. There were 388 households, out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.3% were

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living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.7% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.45. In the township the population was spread out, with 34.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $38,250, and the median income for a family was $41,458. Males had a median income of $29,438 versus $19,943 for females. The

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for the township was $13,885. Approximately 8.4% of families and 12.0% of the population were living below the

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, including 16.8% of those under the age of 18 and 18.5% of those aged 65 or older.

References

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