Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
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Lawrence Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,712 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 216.8 km² (83.7 mi²). 215.3 km² (83.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (0.72%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,712 people, 3,070 households, and 2,191 families residing in the township. The population density was 35.8/km² (92.8/mi²). There were 3,401 housing units at an average density of 15.8/km² (40.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.64% White, 0.40% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 3,070 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the township the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,074, and the median income for a family was $37,151. Males had a median income of $29,506 versus $20,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,321. About 11.2% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
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Municipalities and Communities of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Clearfield) |
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| Cities | DuBois |
| Boroughs | Brisbin | Burnside | Chester Hill | Clearfield | Coalport | Curwensville | Falls Creek | Glen Hope | Grampian | Houtzdale | Irvona | Lumber City | Mahaffey | New Washington | Newburg | Osceola Mills | Ramey | Troutville | Wallaceton | Westover |
| Townships | Beccaria | Bell | Bigler | Bloom | Boggs | Bradford | Brady | Burnside | Chest | Cooper | Covington | Decatur | Ferguson | Girard | Goshen | Graham | Greenwood | Gulich | Huston | Jordan | Karthaus | Knox | Lawrence | Morris | Penn | Pike | Pine | Sandy | Union | Woodward |
| Communities and CDPs | Hyde | Plymptonville | Sandy | Treasure Lake |
