Paint Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°12′05″N 78°51′07″W / 40.20152°N 78.85181°W / 40.20152; -78.85181
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Not to be confused with Paint Borough, also in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Paint Township,
Somerset County,
Pennsylvania
UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-111-57552
Websitehttps://www.painttownship.com/

Paint Township is a

Metropolitan Statistical Area
.

History

Paint Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 1860

David Livingston built the first gristmill and the first sawmill in the area, both about 1812.

Ogle Township was created from the eastern part of Paint Township, and by 1900, three Boroughs (Benson Borough, Paint Borough, and Windber Borough) were formed within the township. Benson incorporated in 1893, while both Paint and Windber incorporated in 1900. The boundaries of Paint Township have remained unchanged since then. Currently several small villages, including Ashtola, Hillsboro, Foustwell, Rummel, Seanor, Hagevo, Hollsopple, and Petoria make up the bulk of Paint Township's footprint.[4] Much of Paint Township and its surrounding areas were, and are still very involved in the coal mining industry, with both strip mine and deep mine operations still in business.[5]

Geography

According to the

Ogle Township to the east, Shade Township to the south, Quemahoning Township to the southwest, Conemaugh Township to the west, and Cambria County to the north. Pennsylvania Route 160 passes through Paint Township as it heads north from Shade Township to Cambria County
.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20103,149—
20203,038−3.5%
2021 (est.)3,025[2]−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

At the

racial makeup of the township was 99.73% White, 0.09% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52%.[7]

Of the 1,323 households 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 23.1% of households were one person and 12.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

The age distribution was 21.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median household income was $32,649 and the median family income was $39,071. Males had a median income of $30,975 versus $18,571 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,694. About 3.4% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the

poverty line
, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 1.0% 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. 526–527.
  4. ^ The People of Paint Creek Valley. Paint Township. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  5. ^ The Miners of Windber: The Struggles of New Immigrants for Unionization, 1890s-1930s. Penn State Press. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

External links

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