Editing Benezette Township, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Township in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Benezette Township, Pennsylvania
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|image_caption = The Elk Country <!--COUNTRY is correct here, not COUNTY-->Visitor's Center in Benezette (2014)
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|image_map = Elk County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Benezette township highlighted.svg
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|map_caption = Location in [[Elk County, Pennsylvania|Elk County]] and the state of [[Pennsylvania]]
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Elk County, Pennsylvania|Elk]]
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|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = Before 1843
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|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 = 277.54
|area_land_km2 = 276.27
|area_water_km2 = 1.27
|area_total_sq_mi = 107.16
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|area_water_sq_mi = 0.49
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=September 4, 2023}}</ref>
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|population_total = 217
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|postal_code = 15821
|area_code = 814
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|pop_est_as_of = 2022
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|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-047-05576
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'''Benezette Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Elk County, Pennsylvania|Elk County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 217 at the 2020 census,<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/> up from 207 in [[2010 United States Census|2010]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204705576| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Benezette township, Elk County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=March 10, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213122858/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204705576| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

The township has its own post office, with zip code 15821.<ref>{{cite web |title=Post Office Finder |url=https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |website=U.S. Postal Service |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Postmaster Finder |url=https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt009.cfm |website=U.S. Postal Service |access-date=March 10, 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Geography==
Benezette Township occupies the eastern end of Elk County, and is bordered by [[Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Cameron County]] to the north and east, and by [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield County]] to the south. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|277.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|276.3|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.3|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.46%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The township contains the unincorporated communities of Medix Run, [[Benezette, Pennsylvania|Benezette]], Summerson, Grant, and [[Dents Run, Pennsylvania|Dents Run]], all in the valley of the [[Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek]], which flows northeasterly across the center of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 555]] follows the creek valley, leading east to [[Driftwood, Pennsylvania|Driftwood]] and west to [[Weedville, Pennsylvania|Weedville]]. [[Ridgway, Pennsylvania|Ridgway]], the Elk County seat, is {{convert|27|mi}} to the northwest.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 227
|2010= 207
|2020= 217
|estyear=2022
|estimate=214
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/>
|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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[[File:Benzetteelk.jpg|thumb|left|Elk can frequently be observed in the yards of Benezette residents.]]
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 |df= }}</ref> of 2000, there were 227 people, 104 households, and 66 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 2.1 people per square mile (0.8/km{{sup|2}}). There were 867 housing units at an average density of 8.1/sq&nbsp;mi (3.1/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 96.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 3.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 104 households, out of which 18.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the township the population was spread out, with 15.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,542, and the median income for a family was $36,071. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $23,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,282.  About 5.4% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.4% of those under the age of 18 and 4.7% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania}}
*[http://elkcountryvisitorcenter.com/ Elk Country Visitor's Center]

{{Elk County, Pennsylvania|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1843]]
[[Category:Townships in Elk County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1843 establishments in Pennsylvania]]