Editing Blair Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Blair Township, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
|nickname = 
|motto = A Great Place to Work, a Great Place to Live
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|imagesize = 250px
|image_caption = Looking southwest from Chimney Rocks, immediately south of Hollidaysburg
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|image_seal = 
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|image_map = Map of Blair Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png
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|map_caption = Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania highlighting Blair Township
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|mapsize1 = 250px
|map_caption1 = Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair]]
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|government_footnotes = 
|government_type = Board of Supervisors
|leader_title = 
|leader_name = 
|leader_title1 = 
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1773
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1839
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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_magnitude = 
|area_total_km2 = 35.48
|area_land_km2 = 35.27
|area_water_km2 = 0.21
|area_total_sq_mi = 13.70
|area_land_sq_mi = 13.62
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.08
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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=March 5, 2024}}</ref>
|population_total = 4785 {{increase}}
|population_density_km2 = 129.00
|population_density_sq_mi = 334.12
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
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|postal_code_type = 
|postal_code = 
|area_code = [[Area code 814|814]]
|website = {{URL|www.blairco.org/BlairTwp}}
|footnotes = 
|pop_est_as_of = 2022
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/>
|population_est = 4703
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-013-06872
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'''Blair Township''' is a township in [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 4,785 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/>

==General information==
*ZIP codes: 16635, 16648, 16665
*Area code: 814
*Local telephone exchanges: 693, 695, 696

==Geography==
Blair Township is located in southern Blair County. It is bordered by the boroughs of [[Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania|Hollidaysburg]] and [[Duncansville, Pennsylvania|Duncansville]] to the north. The township completely surrounds the borough of [[Newry, Pennsylvania|Newry]]. [[Allegheny Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny Township]] is to the northwest, [[Frankstown Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania|Frankstown Township]] is to the northeast, [[Taylor Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania|Taylor Township]] is to the southeast, [[Freedom Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania|Freedom Township]] is to the southwest, and [[Juniata Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania|Juniata Township]] touches the western corner. [[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated communities]] in the township include [[Fort Fetter, Pennsylvania|Fort Fetter]], [[Penn Farms, Pennsylvania|Penn Farms]], [[Reservoir, Pennsylvania|Reservoir]], [[Brooks Mill, Pennsylvania|Brooks Mill]], [[Vicksburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania|Vicksburg]], and parts of [[McKee, Pennsylvania|McKee]] (in the south) and [[Loop, Blair County, Pennsylvania|Loop]] (in the northeast).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|35.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.60%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4201306872 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164426/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4201306872 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Blair township, Blair County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |accessdate=March 11, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 4494
|2020= 4792
|estyear=2022
|estimate=4703
|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>
}}
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 4,587 people, 1,775 households, and 1,329 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|337.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,846 housing units at an average density of {{convert|135.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 1,775 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,101, and the median income for a family was $50,662. Males had a median income of $36,768 versus $27,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $21,764. About 5.4% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Recreation==
Lions Park is located at the western border of the township in Newry. [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 147]] is located along the eastern border on [[Dunning Mountain]].<ref name="TheNationalMap">https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=March 29, 2012 }} The National Map, retrieved November 14, 2018</ref><ref name="PASGL147">[https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__147.pdf Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 147], retrieved November 14, 2018</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.blairco.org/BlairTwp Blair Township official website]

{{Blair County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1773]]
[[Category:Townships in Blair County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]