Editing Amity Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Distinguish|Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Amity Township
| settlement_type        = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
| image_skyline          = Farmland in Amity Twp., Erie Co., PA, June 2024.jpg
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| image_caption          = Farmland in Amity Township along Old State Line Road
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| image_map              = Erie County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Amity township highlighted.svg
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| map_caption            = Location in [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie County]] and the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]]
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| subdivision_name1      = [[Pennsylvania]]
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| subdivision_name2      = [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie]]
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| leader_title           = Mayor
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| unit_pref              = Imperial
| area_footnotes         = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 13, 2017}}</ref>
| area_total_km2         = 72.97
| area_land_km2          = 72.57
| area_water_km2         = 0.40
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| elevation_max_footnotes = <ref name="PRTopozone">{{cite web |title=Pine Run Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/pennsylvania/erie-pa/stream/pine-run-51/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=September 2, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
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| elevation_max_ft        = 1,700
| elevation_max_point     = several points east of Lyons Road
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| elevation_min_ft        = 1,240
| elevation_min_point     = [[French Creek (Allegheny River tributary)|French Creek]]
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| population_footnotes   = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total       = 981
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_km2 = 14.61
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| utc_offset1            = -4
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| utc_offset1_DST        = -5
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| area_code              = 814
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|pop_est_as_of = 2023
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|population_est = 972
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|blank_info = 42-049-02336
|area_total_sq_mi = 28.17
|area_land_sq_mi = 28.02
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.15
|population_density_sq_mi = 37.83
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'''Amity Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 981 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> There are no longer any [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|boroughs]] or [[Pennsylvania village|villages]] in the township, after the disappearance of Arbuckle and Hatch Hollow. The latter was the birthplace of famed [[muckraker]] [[Ida M. Tarbell]], who was born in her grandfather's log cabin in Hatch Hollow in 1857.

==Geography==
Amity Township is in southeastern Erie County. According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], it has a total area of {{convert|73.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|72.6|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.55%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204902336| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Amity township, Erie County, Pennsylvania| publisher=United States Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=March 17, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213151822/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204902336| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[French Creek (Allegheny River)|French Creek]] flows through the township, impounded by Union City Dam in neighboring [[Waterford Township, Pennsylvania|Waterford Township]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 1140
|2010= 1073
|2020= 981
|estyear=2023
|estimate=972
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,140 people, 387 households, and 315 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|40.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 408 housing units at an average density of 14.4/sq&nbsp;mi (5.6/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 99.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 387 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,569, and the median income for a family was $44,861. Males had a median income of $32,375 versus $21,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,186.  About 6.6% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paerie/maps/amity1896map.htm Map of Amity Township in 1896]

{{Erie County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Townships in Erie County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]