Editing Elk Lick Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{For|other Pennsylvania townships with similar names|Elk Creek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania|Elkland Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania|Elk Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
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|official_name = Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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|image_skyline = 2024-10-09 12 52 32 View west towards Mount Davis from the east end of Mount Davis Road in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.jpg
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|image_map = Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania highlighting Elk Lick Township.PNG
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|map_caption = Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Elk Lick Township
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset]]
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|area_total_km2 = 149.32
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total = 2264 {{increase}}
|population_density_km2 = 14.53
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'''Elk Lick Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,264 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/> [[Mount Davis (Pennsylvania)|Mount Davis]], the highest point in Pennsylvania, is located within the township.

==History==
Elk Lick Township was formed around 1785, while the areas was still a part of [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]].<ref name="WatermanWatkins">{{cite book |title=History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania |url=https://archive.org/details/pa-bedford-somerset-fulton-1884-waterman |year=1884 |publisher=Waterman, Watkins & Co. |location=Chicago |pages=[https://archive.org/details/pa-bedford-somerset-fulton-1884-waterman/page/n729 547]–550}}</ref> Joseph Markley was one of the first settlers, around 1760.<ref name="WatermanWatkins" /> The first church was built in 1813 by local Reformed and Lutheran congregations.<ref name="WatermanWatkins" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Elk Lick Township has a total area of {{convert|57.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|56.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}} (1.01%) is water. It surrounds the borough of [[Salisbury, Pennsylvania|Salisbury]], which is located in the southeastern section of the township. Elk Lick Township is bordered by [[Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Greenville Township]] to the east, [[Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Summit Township]] to the northeast, [[Black Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Black Township]] to the northwest, [[Addison Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Addison Township]] to the west, and the state of [[Maryland]] to the south. [[Forbes State Forest]], [[Mount Davis (Pennsylvania)|Mount Davis]], High Point Lake, and Deer Valley Lake (Pittsburgh YMCA Lake) are all located in the western sections of the township. [[U.S. Route 219 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 219]] passes through the eastern part of the township, heading north from [[Maryland]], passing through the borough of [[Salisbury, Pennsylvania|Salisbury]], and continuing northeast into [[Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Summit Township]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 2241
|2020= 2264
|estyear=2022
|estimate=2245
|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 |access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 2,293 people, 802 households, and 639 families in the township. The population density was {{convert|40.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 919 housing units at an average density of 16.1/sq&nbsp;mi (6.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the township was 99.39% White, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65%.<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 the 802 households 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.7% of households were one person and 10.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.21.

The age distribution was 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median household income was $30,833 and the median family income was $36,111. Males had a median income of $24,732 versus $18,160 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,176. About 10.9% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Somerset County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Townships in Somerset County, Pennsylvania]]