Scott Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°02′00″N 80°15′05″W / 41.03333°N 80.25139°W / 41.03333; -80.25139
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Scott Township
EDT)
Area code724
Websitehttps://www.scott-township.org
Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20002,235
20102,3475.0%
20202,174−7.4%
2022 (est.)2,157[3]−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Scott Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,174 at the 2020 census,[5] a decline from the figure of 2,347 as of the 2010 census.[6]

Geography

According to the

Hottenbaugh Run drains Scott Township to the west, while Slippery Rock Creek via Taylor Run
and other tributaries drains the township to the east.

Unincorporated communities in the township include Harlansburg, McCaslin, and Rockville.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.09% of the population.

There were 814 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,917, and the median income for a family was $50,066. Males had a median income of $37,784 versus $26,786 for females. The

poverty line
, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Neshannock Creek Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (New Castle South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Scott township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

41°02′00″N 80°15′05″W / 41.03333°N 80.25139°W / 41.03333; -80.25139