Washington Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Washington Township, Pennsylvania.

Washington Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Washington Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Jefferson
Settled	1824
Incorporated	1839
Government
• Type	A township of the second class, having a board of three supervisors.
Area
• Total	47.8 sq mi (124 km2)
• Land	47.5 sq mi (123 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,931
• Density	40.6/sq mi (15.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Washington Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,931 at the 2000 census. It was named for President George Washington.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 47.8 square miles (123.7 km²), of which, 47.5 square miles (123.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.50%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,931 people, 742 households, and 567 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.6 people per square mile (15.7/km²). There were 823 housing units at an average density of 17.3/sq mi (6.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.71% White, 0.31% African American, 0.10% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 742 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,734, and the median income for a family was $40,227. Males had a median income of $29,352 versus $22,589 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,333. About 6.0% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

DuBois Regional Airport is located in the township.

Economy

When it existed, Crown Airways (Allegheny Commuter) was located in the township.