Editing Larimer Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|official_name = Larimer Township,<br />Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset]]
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total = 543 {{decrease}}
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'''Larimer Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 543 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> It is part of the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]], [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Larimer Township was named for [[William Larimer Jr.|General William Larimer, Jr.]], president of the Pittsburgh & Connellsville Railroad.<ref>{{cite book |last=Espenshade |first=A. Howry |title=Pennsylvania Place Names |url=https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaplac00espe |year=1925 |publisher=[[Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State College]] |location=[[State College, Pennsylvania|State College, PA]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaplac00espe/page/330 330]}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Map of Larimer Township from 1860 Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Map by Edward L Walker.jpg|thumb|left|Larimer Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 1860]]
[[John Forbes (British Army officer)|Brigadier General John Forbes]]'s [[Forbes Expedition|Expedition of 1758]] passed through the area that became Larimer Township, near Will's Creek, as they hacked [[Forbes Road]] out of the western Pennsylvania wilderness.<ref name="Walkinshaw">{{cite book |last=Walkinshaw |first=Lewis Clark |title=Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Volume 2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DlAMAAAAYAAJ |year=1939 |publisher=Lewis Historical Pub. Co. |location=New York |page=301}}</ref> (The reference that it was [[Edward Braddock|Major General Edward Braddock]]'s [[Braddock Expedition|Expedition of 1755]] that passed through this area<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/n799 589]-590}}</ref> seems to have mixed up these two expeditions, since [[Braddock Road (Braddock expedition)|Braddock's Road]] passes through the extreme southwest corner of Somerset County.) Jonathan Long arrived in the area as early as 1783, and Richard Geiger was another early settler, possibly around the same time as Long.<ref name="WatermanWatkins" /> Daniel Lepley moved into Larimer Township in 1849 and built a gristmill here in 1850.<ref name="WatermanWatkins" /> The township was officially organized in 1854.<ref name="WatermanWatkins" />

A portion of the township's land was used to incorporate the borough of [[Callimont, Pennsylvania|Callimont]] in 1972 to build a ski resort. The resort was never completed and the borough used a lot of the township's resources during its history, including the use of the township's municipal building to hold the borough council meetings. In 2024, voters of Callimont and Larimer Township approved a referendum to merge Callimont back into Larimer Township effective January 1, 2026.<ref>{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241107045934/https://www.tribdem.com/news/cambria_county/election-2024-voters-approve-callimont-borough-larimer-township-merger-referendum/article_7794802a-9c48-11ef-84a2-5b481ac1565a.html |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/cambria_county/election-2024-voters-approve-callimont-borough-larimer-township-merger-referendum/article_7794802a-9c48-11ef-84a2-5b481ac1565a.html |archive-date=November 7, 2024 |title=Voters approve Callimont Borough, Larimer Township merger referendum |author=Hurst, David |newspaper=The Tribune-Democrat |access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.co.somerset.pa.us/files/voter_files/ElectionResultsUpload/2024%20Referendum%202.pdf |title=Summary Results Report - 2024 General Presidential Election - Referendum 2 |website=Somerset County, Pennsylvania |date=November 22, 2024 |access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==
It is located approximately at 39.8015 by -78.9488.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|16.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land. Larimer Township is bordered by [[Northampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Northampton Township]] to the northeast, [[Southampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Southampton Township]] to the southeast, [[Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Greenville Township]] to the southwest, and [[Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Summit]] & [[Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Brothersvalley]] Townships to the northwest. [[Pennsylvania Route 160]] passes through Larimer Township, heading northwest from [[Wellersburg, Pennsylvania|Wellersburg]] & [[Southampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Southampton Township]] on its way to [[Northampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Northampton Township]] & [[Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Brothersvalley Township]].

The [[Eastern Continental Divide]] passes through Larimer Township, along the mountain summit above Sand Patch Tunnel. [[Wills Creek (North Branch Potomac River tributary)|Wills Creek]] begins in the township and flows into [[Northampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Northampton Township]], passing through Glencoe and Fairhope on its course eastward.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 595
|2020= 543
|estyear=2021
|estimate=538
|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 |accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
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 590 people, 213 households, and 172 families living in the township. The population density was {{convert|35.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 257 housing units at an average density of 15.4/sq&nbsp;mi (5.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the township was 99.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.51% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.17% from two or more races.

There were 213 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,333, and the median income for a family was $35,500. Males had a median income of $27,422 versus $18,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $13,301. About 11.0% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.

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

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