Editing Elk Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Township in Pennsylvania, United States}}
{{About||other Pennsylvania townships of the same name|Elk Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation){{!}}Elk Township, Pennsylvania}}
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| name                   = Elk Township
| settlement_type        = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
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| area_total_sq_mi       = 43.73
| area_land_sq_mi        = 41.02
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| population_total       = 480
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| population_density_sq_mi = 12.29
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'''Elk Township''' is a township in [[Warren County, Pennsylvania|Warren County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 468 at the 2020 census,<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> down from 520 at the 2010 census. 551 at the 2000 census.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|43.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|41.3|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|2.6|sqmi|km2}}  (5.86%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 551
|2010= 520
|2020= 482
|estyear=2023
|estimate=468
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|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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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 551 people, 214 households, and 167 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was 13.3 people per square mile (5.2/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 342 housing units at an average density of 8.3/sq&nbsp;mi (3.2/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the township was 98.73% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 1.27% from two or more races.

There were 214 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,179, and the median income for a family was $48,125. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $21,806 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,592.  About 0.6% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities and locations in Elk Township==
*'''Scandia''' — The location of the township's government offices.
*'''Webbs Ferry''' — The western terminus of a former ferry service that ran between Elk Township and [[Corydon Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania|Corydon (West)]] across the Allegheny River. The ferry has been long discontinued, but the terminal remains in use as a boat launch, maintained by the [[Allegheny National Forest]].

==Notable people==
*[[Thaddeus C. Pound]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin]], and grandfather of the poet [[Ezra Pound]], was born in Elk Township.
*[[Cornplanter]], the Seneca diplomat, lived most of his later life on [[Cornplanter Tract|an eponymous tract]] in Elk Township.

==References==
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{{Warren County, Pennsylvania}}

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