Editing Grugan Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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|official_name = Grugan Township,<br />Pennsylvania
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|image_map = Clinton County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Grugan township highlighted.svg
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|map_caption = Location in [[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]] and the state of [[Pennsylvania]].
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton]]
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1785
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1851
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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|accessdate=August 13, 2017}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 179.69
|area_land_km2 = 176.82
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|area_total_sq_mi = 69.38
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|area_water_sq_mi = 1.11
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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=August 7, 2022}}</ref>
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|population_total = 48 {{decrease}}
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'''Grugan Township''' is a township in [[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 48 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

==History==
The township was formed in 1851, and was taken from territory in [[Colebrook Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Colebrook Township]] and [[Chapman Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Chapman Township]]. The township is divided into two nearly equal parts by the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]]. The township is named for the descendants of Charles Grogan, later written as "Grugan", an Irish immigrant and [[American Revolutionary War]] veteran from [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]]. Grogan froze to death in the Buffalo Valley Region during the winter of 1790–1791, and his sons, James and Alexander Grugan, later reared large families in what became Grugan Township. The earliest known settlers of the region were John Baker Atkin and James Burney. The first school in Grugan Township was opened in 1830.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|179/7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|176.8|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.9|km2|order=flip}}, or 1.60%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4203531680| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Grugan township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 18, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213122027/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4203531680| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1980= 46
|1990= 52
|2000= 52
|2010= 51
|2020= 48
|estyear=2021
|estimate=48
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web|title = Clinton County Comprehensive Plan|publisher = Clinton County, Pennsylvania|url = http://www.clintoncountypa.com/4203500000ccp0030.pdf|format = PDF|accessdate = September 19, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071129122231/http://www.clintoncountypa.com/4203500000ccp0030.pdf|archive-date = November 29, 2007|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name=datacenter>{{cite web|title=Population Change 1990–2000: Pennsylvania|publisher=Pennsylvania State Data Center|url=http://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/PaSDC/census_2000/cou_profiles/Pop035.html|accessdate=September 19, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117170132/http://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/PaSDC/census_2000/cou_profiles/Pop035.html|archivedate=November 17, 2007}}</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 52 people, 26 households, and 17 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 0.8 people per square mile (0.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 144 housing units at an average density of 2.1/sq&nbsp;mi (0.8/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 98.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.92% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 26 households, out of which 7.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 34.6% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.53.

In the township the population was spread out, with 11.5% under the age of 18, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 44.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,625, with the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $0 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,086. There were no families and 5.6% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Clinton County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1785]]
[[Category:Townships in Clinton County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]