Editing Fairhope Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|official_name = Fairhope Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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|image_map = Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania highlighting Fairhope Township.PNG
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|map_caption = Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Fairhope Township
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset]]
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|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 14, 2017}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2 = 37.81
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|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=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total = 102 {{decrease}}
|population_density_km2 = 3.41
|population_density_sq_mi = 8.84
|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|pop_est_as_of = 2021
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|population_est = 101
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-111-24680
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'''Fairhope Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 102 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> It is part of the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]], [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The [[Packsaddle Bridge]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|14.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land. Fairhope Township is bordered by [[Southampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Southampton Township]] to the south, [[Northampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Northampton Township]] to the west, [[Allegheny Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny Township]] to the north, and [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]] to the east. [[Wills Creek (North Branch Potomac River tributary)|Wills Creek]] flows into Fairhope Township from [[Northampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Northampton Township]]. The unincorporated community of [[Fairhope, Pennsylvania|Fairhope]] is located within Fairhope Township, as are the communities of Foley and Williams Station. All three sit along Wills Creek and [[CSX Transportation]]'s [[Keystone Subdivision]] railroad. Shaffers Run flows into Wills Creek just northwest (upstream) of Fairhope, and [[Brush Creek (Wills Creek tributary)|Brush Creek]] joins Wills Creek slightly west (upstream) of that.

==Recreation==
A sizeable portion of the township is occupied by [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 104]].<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 October 20, 2018</ref><ref name="PASGL104">[https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__104.pdf Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 104], retrieved October 20, 2018</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 134
|2020= 102
|estyear=2021
|estimate=101
|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>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 137 people, 59 households, and 41 families living in the township. The population density was 9.3 people per square mile (3.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 112 housing units at an average density of 7.6/sq&nbsp;mi (2.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the township was 100.00% White.<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 59 households 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, and 30.5% were non-families. 28.8% of households were one person and 10.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.85.

The age distribution was 19.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 124.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.0 males.

The median household income was $28,958 and the median family income was $29,688. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $14,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,087. There were 7.7% of families and 11.4% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 14.7% of under eighteens and 16.0% of those over 64.

==Education==
It is in the [[Berlin Brothersvalley School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42111_somerset/DC20SD_C42111.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Somerset County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-07-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42111_somerset/DC20SD_C42111_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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{{Somerset County, Pennsylvania}}

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