Editing Ayr Township, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Township in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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| name                   = Ayr Township
| settlement_type        = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
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| map_caption            = Location of Ayr Township in Fulton County
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| map_caption1           = Location of Fulton County in Pennsylvania
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| subdivision_name2      = [[Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Fulton County]]
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| established_title      = Established
| established_date       = 1730
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| area_total_sq_mi       = 46.58
| area_land_sq_mi        = 46.27
| area_water_sq_mi       = 0.31
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| population_total       = 2031 {{increase}}
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 44.13
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|population_est = 1999
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|blank_info = 42-057-03704
|area_total_km2 = 120.64
|area_land_km2 = 119.84
|area_water_km2 = 0.80
|population_density_km2 = 17.04
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'''Ayr Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Fulton County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,031 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|46.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|46.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.67%, is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 1982
|2010= 1942
|2020= 2031
|estyear=2023
|estimate=1999
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|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>
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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 1,982 people, 764 households, and 579 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|42.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 911 housing units at an average density of 19.7/sq&nbsp;mi (7.6/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 97.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 764 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,211, and the median income for a family was $42,566. Males had a median income of $29,700 versus $21,090 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,380. About 9.2% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

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Big Cove Tannery Ayr TWP Fulton Co PA.jpg|Big Cove Tannery
Associate Presby b1879 Ayr TWP Fulton Co PA.jpg|Associate Presbyterian Church
Ayr Township, Pa..jpg|Ayr Township Municipal Building
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==References==
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{{Fulton County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1730]]
[[Category:Townships in Fulton County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1730 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]