Editing Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Distinguish|Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania}}
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|official_name = Lower Turkeyfoot Township,<br/> Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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|image_caption = The [[Lower Humbert Covered Bridge]] in Lower Turkeyfoot Township
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|image_map = Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania highlighting Lower Turkeyfoot Township.PNG
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|map_caption = Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Lower Turkeyfoot Township
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|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 |accessdate=August 14, 2017}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2 = 93.91
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total = 543 {{decrease}}
|population_density_km2 = 6.24
|population_density_sq_mi = 16.15
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|pop_est_as_of = 2021
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|blank_info = 42-111-45136
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'''Lower Turkeyfoot 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]].

==History==
[[File:Turkey Foot area map by G Washington.png|thumb|left|1754 map of the Confluence & Turkeyfoot region drawn by George Washington]]
[[File:Map of Upper & Lower Turkeyfoot Townships, Pennsylvania, from 1860 Somerset County Map by Edward L Walker.jpg|thumb|left|Upper & Lower Turkeyfoot Townships, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 1860]]
Turkeyfoot Township was formed from part of [[Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Brothersvalley Township]] in 1773, when both were still part of a larger [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]]; Somerset County was not formed from the western portion of Bedford County until 1795.<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/page/n746/ |year=1884 |publisher=Waterman, Watkins & Co. |location=Chicago |pages=556–566}}</ref> Just as new counties were split off from earlier counties, new townships were split off from earlier townships, and the townships of [[Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Upper Turkeyfoot]] & Lower Turkeyfoot took their current shapes in 1848.<ref name="WatermanWatkins" /> White settlers arrived in the Turkeyfoot area by the late 1760s, and a group of about 15-20 Baptist families came to the area from New Jersey around 1774.<ref name="WatermanWatkins" />

The [[Lower Humbert 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]], Lower Turkeyfoot Township has a total area of 36.3&nbsp;square miles (93.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 36.0&nbsp;square miles (93.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.3&nbsp;square miles (0.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.80%) is water. The boroughs of [[Confluence, Pennsylvania|Confluence]] and [[Ursina, Pennsylvania|Ursina]] are located at the southern end of the township. Lower Turkeyfoot Township is bordered by [[Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Upper Turkeyfoot Township]] to the east, [[Addison Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Addison Township]] to the southeast, and [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette County]] to the west. [[Laurel Hill Creek]] flows through Lower Turkeyfoot Township, with tributaries such as Cranberry Glade Run, May Run, and Licking Run joining its stream before it enters the [[Casselman River]] in [[Confluence, Pennsylvania|Confluence]], just before the Casselman River flows into the [[Youghiogheny River]]. [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands|State Game Lands]] No. 111 and Cranberry Glade Lake are also located in the township.

[[Pennsylvania Route 281]] passes through Lower Turkeyfoot Township, generally heading northeast from [[Confluence, Pennsylvania|Confluence]], passing through [[Ursina, Pennsylvania|Ursina]] and the southern end of Lower Turkeyfoot Township, and then continuing into [[Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Upper Turkeyfoot Township]] on its way to New Lexington in [[Middlecreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Middlecreek Township]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 603
|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 672 people, 259 households, and 183 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 18.7 people per square mile (7.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 444 housing units at an average density of 12.3/sq&nbsp;mi (4.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the township was 98.96% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.74% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 259 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $27,891, and the median income for a family was $30,789. Males had a median income of $29,643 versus $15,833 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $12,812. About 14.6% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Somerset County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Townships in Somerset County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]