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{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}} {{About||other Pennsylvania townships of the same name|Elk Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Elk Township, <br/> Tioga County, Pennsylvania |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]] |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Leetonia skyline.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Houses at [[Leetonia, Pennsylvania|Leetonia]] |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Map of Tioga County Pennsylvania Highlighting Elk Township.PNG |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Map of Tioga County Highlighting Elk Township |image_map1 = Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Tioga County.svg |mapsize1 = 250px |map_caption1 = Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Tioga County <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Tioga]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = Settled |established_date = 1799 |established_title2 = Incorporated |established_date2 = 1856 <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |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=Aug 14, 2017}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 191.48 |area_land_km2 = 191.20 |area_water_km2 = 0.28 |area_total_sq_mi = 73.93 |area_land_sq_mi = 73.82 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.11 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |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=16 July 2022}}</ref> |population_note = |population_total = 45 {{decrease}} |population_density_km2 = 0.26 |population_density_sq_mi = 0.66 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = Eastern Time Zone (North America) |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = |latd = |latm = |lats = |latNS = |longd = |longm = |longs = |longEW = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 42-117-23056 |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = 2021 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> |population_est = 45 }} {{US Census population |2000= 51 |2010= 49 |2020= 45 |estyear=2021 |estimate=45 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> |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> }} '''Elk Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Tioga County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 45 at the 2020 census,<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> and 49 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/sdc/pasdc_files/census2010/Tioga%20County/Elk%20township,%20Tioga%20County.pdf |title=Table DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 |author=US Census Bureau |year=2013}}</ref> There were five children under the age of 19 years. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|74.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|73.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.15%) is water. Elk Township is bordered by [[Gaines Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Gaines]] and [[Shippen Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Shippen Township]]s to the north, [[Delmar Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Delmar]] and [[Morris Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Morris Township]]s to the east, [[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming County]] to the south and [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]] to the west. ==Demographics== As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 51 people, 24 households, and 18 families residing in the township. The population density was 0.7 people per square mile (0.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 185 housing units at an average density of 2.5/sq mi (1.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. There were 24 households, out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, and 25.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.44. In the township the population was spread out, with 7.8% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 41.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females there were 112.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $22,188. Males had a median income of $52,500 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,576. There were 17.6% of families and 11.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64. ==Communities and locations== *'''[[Leetonia, Pennsylvania|Leetonia]]''' – A village within the [[Tioga State Forest]] in the east-central part of the township. *'''Tioga State Forest''' – The majority of Elk Township is covered by the Tioga State Forest. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Tioga County, Pennsylvania}} {{coord|41|35|00|N|77|30|59|W|type:city_region:US-PA_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=title}} [[Category:Populated places established in 1799]] [[Category:Townships in Tioga County, Pennsylvania]]
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