Upper Augusta Township, Pennsylvania
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Upper Augusta Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was formed in 1846 by the division of Augusta Township (one of the seven original townships of Northumberland County formed in 1772) into Upper and Lower sections. The population was 2,556 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 60.3 km² (23.3 mi²). 52.5 km² (20.3 mi²) of it is land and 7.8 km² (3.0 mi²) of it (12.97%) is water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,556 people, 1,022 households, and 781 families residing in the township. The population density was 48.7/km² (126.2/mi²). There were 1,058 housing units at an average density of 20.2/km² (52.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.16% White, 0.51% African American, 0.08% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.There were 1,022 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $48,875. Males had a median income of $35,489 versus $21,389 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,433. About 2.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
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