Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania



Township in Pennsylvania, United States





























Shirley Township, Pennsylvania
Township

The Lewis Smalley Farmhouse, built 1794
The Lewis Smalley Farmhouse, built 1794


Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Shirley Township
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Shirley Township


Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyHuntingdon
Area
[1]

 • Total58.67 sq mi (151.96 km2)
 • Land58.42 sq mi (151.30 km2)
 • Water0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2)
Population
(2010)

 • Total2,524
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]

2,489
 • Density42.61/sq mi (16.45/km2)
Time zone
UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
17066, 17260
Area code(s)814
FIPS code42-061-70400

Local phone exchanges: 447, 448, 542, 543
















Historical population
CensusPop.

20002,526
20102,524−0.1%
Est. 20162,489[2]−1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Shirley Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,524 at the 2010 census.[4]




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Municipal Office


  • 3 Geography


  • 4 Demographics


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




History


The Runk Bridge and Lewis Smalley Homestead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]



Municipal Office


Shirley Township Municipal Building is located at 15480 Croghan Pike, Shirleysburg, PA 17260 (between Allenport and Shirleysburg). Its office hours are currently Monday through Friday from 8 am until 12 pm.



Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 58.5 square miles (151.6 km²), of which, 58.2 square miles (150.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (0.56%) is water.



Demographics


As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 2,526 people, 988 households, and 728 families residing in the township. The population density was 43.4 people per square mile (16.8/km²). There were 1,272 housing units at an average density of 21.8/sq mi (8.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.50% White, 0.63% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.


There were 988 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.91.


In the township the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.


The median income for a household in the township was $31,366, and the median income for a family was $36,386. Males had a median income of $30,662 versus $19,115 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,757. About 8.3% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.



References




  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.


  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


  4. ^ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml#


  5. ^ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


  6. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.



External links



  • Shirley township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile at City-Data.com

Coordinates: 40°21′00″N 77°44′58″W / 40.35000°N 77.74944°W / 40.35000; -77.74944







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