Jackson Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Jackson Township, Pennsylvania.

Jackson Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania
Township
Book's Covered Bridge Book's Covered Bridge
Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania highlighting Jackson Township Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania highlighting Jackson Township
Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Perry
Settled	1755
Incorporated	1844
Area
• Total	37.3 sq mi (96.7 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	525
• Density	14.1/sq mi (5.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717

Jackson Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 547 at the 2010 census.

History

The Israel and Samuel Lupfer Tannery Site and House, Book's Covered Bridge, Mount Pleasant Covered Bridge, and New Germantown Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.3 square miles (97 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 525 people, 182 households, and 143 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.1 people per square mile (5.4/km²). There were 264 housing units at an average density of 7.1/sq mi (2.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.05% White, 0.19% African American, 0.19% 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 182 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the township the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 111.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,054, and the median income for a family was $39,821. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $17,679 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,005. About 11.6% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.7% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.