Liberty Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°05′00″N 77°39′59″W / 41.08333°N 77.66639°W / 41.08333; -77.66639
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Liberty Township
Township
2020)[2]
 • Total1,825 Decrease
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
1,810
 • Density87.76/sq mi (33.88/km2)
FIPS code42-027-43080

Liberty Township is a township in

2010. Part of Bald Eagle State Park
is in Liberty Township.

History

The Christian Bechdel II House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.7 square miles (64.0 km2), of which 23.9 square miles (62.0 km2) is land and 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2), or 3.00%, is water.[4]

Liberty Township is bordered by Clinton County to the northeast, Marion Township to the southeast, Howard Township to the southwest, and Curtin Township to the west.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20001,830
20102,11815.7%
20201,825−13.8%
2021 (est.)1,810[2]−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.22% of the population.

There were 719 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $27,442 versus $19,622 for females. The

poverty line
, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

Blanchard post office

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Liberty township, Centre County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

41°05′00″N 77°39′59″W / 41.08333°N 77.66639°W / 41.08333; -77.66639