Greenfield Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Greenfield Township
Township
Hornby School (1873)National Register of Historic Places Hornby School (1873) National Register of Historic Places
Location in Erie County and the state of Pennsylvania. Location in Erie County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Erie
Area
• Total	34.1 sq mi (88 km2)
• Land	33.8 sq mi (88 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,909
• Density	56/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	814

Greenfield Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,909 at the 2000 census.

History

The Hornby School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.1 square miles (88 km²), of which, 33.8 square miles (88 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) of it (0.76%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,909 people, 666 households, and 534 families residing in the township. The population density was 56.4 people per square mile (21.8/km²). There were 699 housing units at an average density of 20.7/sq mi (8.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.85% White, 0.79% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 666 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,922, and the median income for a family was $50,352. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $24,400 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,569. About 4.3% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.