East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:East Wheatfield Township, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Indiana County.svg
Mapsize1:250px
Map Caption1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Indiana County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Indiana
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Incorporated
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:70.34
Area Land Km2:69.63
Area Water Km2:0.72
Area Total Sq Mi:27.16
Area Land Sq Mi:26.88
Area Water Sq Mi:0.28
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2161
Population Density Km2:32.41
Population Density Sq Mi:83.95
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Pop Est As Of:2021
Population Est:2153
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-063-22048

East Wheatfield Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. East Wheatfield Township was created when the original Wheatfield Township (formed in 1779) was divided in 1859 into East and West Wheatfield. It was named for the large unforested areas naturally occurring there which were ideal for growing wheat. The population was 2,161 at the 2020 census,[2] a decline from the figure of 2,366 tabulated in 2010. It includes the communities of Boltz, Cramer, Gas Center, Ninevah, Robindale, Shoupstown, Virginia, and Wheatfield.[3] It surrounds, but does not include, the borough of Armagh.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.2sqmi, of which 26.9sqmi is land and 0.4sqmi (1.32%) is water.[4]

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,607 people, 1,026 households, and 774 families residing in the township. The population density was 97sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,115 housing units at an average density of 41.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.08% White, 0.04% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population.

There were 1,026 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% 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 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,647, and the median income for a family was $33,631. Males had a median income of $31,531 versus $20,822 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,514. About 9.1% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . July 7, 2022.
  3. Web site: Indiana County Pennsylvania Township Maps.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): East Wheatfield township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. April 11, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213160004/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4206322048. February 13, 2020. dead.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .