Kidder Township, Pennsylvania

Geobox Township
name = Kidder Township
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country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
region = Carbon
region_type = County
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area_imperial = 69.8
area_land_imperial = 69.0
area_water_imperial = 0.8
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area_percentage_round = 2
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lat_m = 59
lat_s = 59
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long_d = 75
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long_s = 29
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elevation_imperial = 1329
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population_as_of = 2000
population = 1185
population_density_imperial = 17.2
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map_caption = Location of Kidder Township in Carbon County
map1 = Pennsylvania Locator Map.png map1_caption = Location of Kidder Township in Pennsylvania
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website = http://www.kiddertownship.org

Kidder Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,185 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 69.8 square miles (180.7 km²), of which, 69.0 square miles (178.7 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²) of it (1.12%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,185 people, 498 households, and 347 families residing in the township. The population density was 17.2 people per square mile (6.6/km²). There were 2,197 housing units at an average density of 31.8/sq mi (12.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.25% White, 2.36% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 1.35% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.56% of the population.

There were 498 households out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the township the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 110.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,583, and the median income for a family was $37,404. Males had a median income of $30,714 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,719. About 9.5% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.kiddertownship.org/ Kidder Township]