Milford Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°00′06″N 79°10′29″W / 40.00167°N 79.17472°W / 40.00167; -79.17472
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Milford Township,
Somerset County,
Pennsylvania
UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-111-49416

Milford Township is a

Metropolitan Statistical Area
.

History

Milford Township was formed from part of

Black Township which was separated in 1886, whence Milford Township took its current outlines.[3]

Geography

According to the

Black Township to the southeast, Upper Turkeyfoot Township to the southwest, and Middlecreek Township
to the west.

Black Township to the southeast. Black Township had been part of Milford Township until it was split off in 1886.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20101,553
20201,488−4.2%
2021 (est.)1,483[2]−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

At the

racial makeup of the township was 99.81% White, 0.06% African American, 0.06% Asian, and 0.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19%.[6]

Of the 602 households 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 18.6% of households were one person and 8.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.93.

The age distribution was 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median household income was $34,458 and the median family income was $38,750. Males had a median income of $29,038 versus $21,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,836. About 11.4% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the

poverty line
, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins & Co. 1884. pp. 440, 556-566.
  4. ^ "Black Township". PAGenWeb Project. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.


40°00′06″N 79°10′29″W / 40.00167°N 79.17472°W / 40.00167; -79.17472