Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°02′00″N 79°07′59″W / 40.03333°N 79.13306°W / 40.03333; -79.13306
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For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Somerset Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).
Somerset Township,
Somerset County,
Pennsylvania
UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-111-71784

Somerset Township is a

Metropolitan Statistical Area and encompasses the census-designated place (CDP) of Friedens
.

History

Somerset Township was formed from the northern portion of Milford Township and a southern portion of Quemahoning Township in 1796.[3] Jefferson Township was separated from Somerset Township in 1847.[3] Other townships and boroughs were also separated, reducing the township to its current boundaries.

The Walter's Mill Bridge and Daniel B. Zimmerman Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Geography

According to the

Black Township to the south, Milford Township to the southwest, Jefferson Township to the west, and Lincoln Township
to the northwest.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20009,319—
201012,12230.1%
202012,1650.4%
2021 (est.)12,093[2]−0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

At the

racial makeup of the township was 97.20% White, 1.48% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49%.[6]

Of the 3,484 households 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.5% of households were one person and 10.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.95.

The age distribution was 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.

The median household income was $33,391 and the median family income was $37,006. Males had a median income of $28,007 versus $21,707 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,510. About 7.5% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the

poverty line
, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 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. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.
  7. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XVIII. New York, NY: James T. White & Company. 1922. p. 284 – via Google Books.

External links

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