Mayberry Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania

Mayberry Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Winter in Mayberry Township
Map of Montour County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Mayberry Township Map of Montour County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Mayberry Township
Map of Montour County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montour
Settled	1783
Incorporated	1850
Area
• Total	7.2 sq mi (18.7 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	244
• Density	34.5/sq mi (13.3/km2)

Mayberry Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.

Geography

File:Montour County line on State Route 2102.JPG

Montour County line at Mayberry Township

Mayberry Township is the only municipality in Mountour County on the east side of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River and there is no direct access to the remainder of the county. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km²), of which, 7.1 square miles (18.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (1.80%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 244 people, 97 households, and 73 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.5 people per square mile (13.3/km²). There were 110 housing units at an average density of 15.5/sq mi (6.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.67% White, 2.05% African American, 0.82% Asian, 2.05% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population.

There were 97 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $28,438 versus $23,542 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,451. About 2.8% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 or over.