Editing Elk Creek Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{For|other Pennsylvania townships with similar names|Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Elkland Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania|Elk Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Elk Creek 
| settlement_type          = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
| image_skyline            = Elk Creek Township, PA municipal building, June 2024.jpg
| image_alt                = 
| image_caption            = Municipal building
| image_map                = Erie County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Elk Creek township highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 260px
| map_caption              = Location in [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie County]] and the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]]
| coordinates              = {{coord|41|52|00|N|80|15|59|W|region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes    = 
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2        = County
| subdivision_name2        = [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie]]
| subdivision_type4        = 
| subdivision_name4        = 
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
| founder                  = 
| seat_type                = 
| seat                     = 
| leader_party             = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = 
| 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|access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 90.24
| area_land_km2            = 89.97
| area_water_km2           = 0.27
| area_water_percent       = 
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| elevation_footnotes     = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| elevation_m             =
| elevation_ft            =
| elevation_point         = <!-- for denoting the measurement point -->
| elevation_max_footnotes = <ref name="ATopozone">{{cite web |title=Albion Topo Map, Erie County PA (Albion Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/pennsylvania/erie-pa/city/albion-22/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |access-date=September 4, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| elevation_max_m         =
| elevation_max_ft        = 1,370
| elevation_max_point     = southeast township boundary by Eureka Road
| elevation_max_rank      =
| elevation_min_footnotes = <ref name="ATopozone"/>
| elevation_min_m         =
| elevation_min_ft        = 850
| elevation_min_point     = tributary to Crooked Creek
| elevation_min_rank      =
| 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=US Census Bureau |access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total         = 1785
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_km2   = 19.56
| population_note          = 
| population_demonym       = 
| timezone1                = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1              = -4
| timezone1_DST            = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST          = -5
| postal_code_type         = Postal code
| postal_code              = 
| area_code_type           = 
| area_code                = 814
| website                  = {{URL|elkcreektwp.org}}
|pop_est_as_of = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|population_est = 1763
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-049-23088
|area_total_sq_mi = 34.84
|area_land_sq_mi = 34.74
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.10
|population_density_sq_mi = 50.67
}}
'''Elk Creek Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,785 at the 2020 census,<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> down from 1,798 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204923088| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Elk Creek township, Erie County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 17, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213132720/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204923088| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Elk Creek Township is in southern Erie County and is bordered to the south by [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford County]]. The borough of [[Cranesville, Pennsylvania|Cranesville]], a separate municipality, is on the western edge of the township.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|90.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|90.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.30%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2000= 1800
|2010= 1798
|2020= 1785
|estyear=2023
|estimate=1763
|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|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,800 people, 653 households, and 519 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|51.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 700 housing units at an average density of 20.2/sq&nbsp;mi (7.8/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 98.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 653 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,269, and the median income for a family was $45,417. Males had a median income of $35,184 versus $25,132 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,424.  About 4.3% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over. 

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://elkcreektwp.org Elk Creek Township official website]

{{Erie County, Pennsylvania}}

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