Lincoln Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Lincoln Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
814
FIPS code	42-009-43416

Lincoln Township is a

Geography

Lincoln Township is located in northwestern Bedford County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.3 square miles (42.2 km²), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km²), or 0.09%, is water.^[3]

Recreation

A portion of the Blue Knob State Park, a portion of the Gallitzin State Forest (Babcock Division) and a portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 26 is located along the northwest border of township.^[4][5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	425		—
2020	390		−8.2%
2022 (est.)	387	[2]	−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 380 people, 142 households, and 112 families residing in the township.

The population density was 23.4 people per square mile (9.0 people/km²). There were 177 housing units at an average density of 10.9 units per square mile (4.2 units/km²).

The racial makeup of the township was 98.42%

of any race were 1.58% of the population.

There were 142 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 71.8% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.04.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.5% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.6% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.4% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 21.1% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 19.5% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.

For every one hundred females, there were 108.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 108.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $25,962, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $26,583 compared with that of $16,875 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $13,847.

Approximately 8.7% of families and 13.0% of the population were living below the

, including 22.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 15.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

References

40°11′51″N 78°35′48″W / 40.19750°N 78.59667°W / 40.19750; -78.59667