Mineral Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Mineral Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania highlighting Mineral Township
Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Venango
Settled	1797
Incorporated	1870
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	22.5 sq mi (58.3 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	533
• Density	23.7/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	814

Mineral Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.5 square miles (58.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 533 people, 208 households, and 174 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.7 people per square mile (9.1/km²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 12.2/sq mi (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.31% White, 0.19% Native American, 0.75% Asian, and 0.75% from two or more races.

There were 208 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the township the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 106.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $39,773. Males had a median income of $31,731 versus $29,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,945. About 6.1% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.