Manor Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Manor Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
—  Township  —
Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania highlighting Manor Township
Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Armstrong
Settled	1769
Incorporated	1849
Area
– Total	17.2 sq mi (44.0 km2)
– Land	16.6 sq mi (43.5 km2)
– Water	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Population (2000)
– Total	4,231
– Density	254.7/sq mi (98.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Manor Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,231 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.2 square miles (44.5 km²), of which, 16.6 square miles (43.0 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it (3.26%) is water.

Streams

The Crooked Creek flows through Manor Township.^[1] The Cowanshannock Creek meanders through a small section of northeast Manor Township.^[2] Ross Island is within the township in the Allegheny River.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 4,231 people, 1,752 households, and 1,254 families residing in the township. The population density was 254.7 people per square mile (98.4/km²). There were 1,879 housing units at an average density of 113.1/sq mi (43.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.49% White, 0.61% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 1,752 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the township the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,452, and the median income for a family was $43,603. Males had a median income of $31,491 versus $22,668 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,789. About 6.0% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "Crooked Creek". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1172715. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 
2. ^ "Cowanshannock Creek". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1192306. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 40°45′52″N 79°30′24″W / 40.76444°N 79.50667°W / 40.76444; -79.50667