Lincoln Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania | |
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![]() Village of Lovely within Lincoln Township | |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bedford |
Settled | 1794 |
Incorporated | 1899 |
Area | |
• Total | 16.29 sq mi (42.20 km2) |
• Land | 16.28 sq mi (42.17 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 390 ![]() |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 387 |
• Density | 24.57/sq mi (9.49/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 814 |
FIPS code | 42-009-43416 |
Lincoln Township is a township that is located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 390 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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% White, 0.79% African American, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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 poverty line, 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
[edit]- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lincoln township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved October 3, 2018
- ^ Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 26, retrieved October 3, 2018
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.