Honey Brook Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

For the borough of Honey Brook, see Honey Brook, Pennsylvania.

Honey Brook Township
Township
Farm on Pleasant View Rd.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Chester
Elevation	879 ft (267.9 m)
Coordinates
Area	25.4 sq mi (65.8 km2)
- land	25.1 sq mi (65 km2)
- water	0.3 sq mi (1 km2), 1.18%
Population	7,647 (2010)
Density	304.7 / sq mi (117.6 / km2)
Founded	1789
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610
Location of Honey Brook Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: http://www.honeybrooktwp.com

Honey Brook Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,647 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.4 square miles (66 km²), of which 25.1 square miles (65 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), or 1.14%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2010 census, the township was 95.4% non-Hispanic White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and 3.2% were two or more races. [1].

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,278 people, 2,054 households, and 1,554 families residing in the township. The population density was 250.0 people per square mile (96.5/km²). There were 2,134 housing units at an average density of 85.0/sq mi (32.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.40% White, 1.08% African American, 0.99% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 0.24% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races.

There were 2,054 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	1,140		—
1940	1,171		2.7%
1950	1,261		7.7%
1960	1,584		25.6%
1970	2,883		82.0%
1980	4,128		43.2%
1990	5,449		32.0%
2000	6,278		15.2%
2010	7,647		21.8%
http://www.dvrpc.org/data/databull/rdb/db82/appedixa.xls.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,609, and the median income for a family was $57,500. Males had a median income of $40,970 versus $28,404 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,046. About 5.2% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• Honey Brook Township