Cass Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
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Cass Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Formed in 1848 from part of Branch Township, it is named for Lewis Cass.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 km² (14.0 mi²). 36.2 km² (14.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.29%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,383 people, 779 households, and 525 families residing in the township. The population density was 65.9/km² (170.7/mi²). There were 848 housing units at an average density of 23.5/km² (60.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.17% White, 10.20% African American, 0.25% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.20% of the population.
There were 779 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out with 15.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 156.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 164.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,792, and the median income for a family was $39,028. Males had a median income of $26,786 versus $20,982 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,389. About 9.3% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.
