Editing Mead Township, Pennsylvania

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{{Short description|Township in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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{{Distinguish|East Mead Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania|West Mead Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania}}
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| name                   = Mead Township
| settlement_type        = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
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| image_caption          = Kinzua Beach Recreation Area on the [[Allegheny Reservoir]]
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| map_caption            = Location of Mead Township in Warren County
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| subdivision_name2      = [[Warren County, Pennsylvania|Warren]]
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| area_total_sq_mi       = 85.64
| area_land_sq_mi        = 78.59
| area_water_sq_mi       = 7.05
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| population_total       = 1298
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| population_density_sq_mi = 16.87
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|area_total_km2 = 221.80
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'''Mead Township''' is a township in [[Warren County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,298 at the 2020 census,<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> down from 1,386 at the 2010 census and 1,555 at the 2000 census.

==History==
Mead Township was created on June 7, 1847, from parts of [[Sheffield Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania|Sheffield]], [[Kinzua Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania|Kinzua]], and [[Pleasant Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania|Pleasant]] Townships. It was named for the early 19th-century settler, Darius Mead.<ref>Miller, Ernest C., "Place Names in Warren County, Pennsylvania", ''The Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine'', April 1971.</ref>

In the early 1960s, construction began on the [[Kinzua Dam]] and a few small communities on the banks of the [[Allegheny River]] were evacuated and flooded. The nearby townships of Kinzua and [[Corydon Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania|Corydon]], having greatly reduced populations, were merged into Mead in 1963 and 1964, respectively.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hoover |first=William N |title=Kinzua: From Cornplanter to the Corps |year=2006 |location=[[Lincoln, Nebraska]] |publisher=[[iUniverse]] |page=12 |isbn=0-595-82483-8}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|85.64|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|78.59|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.05|sqmi}}  (8.45%) is water. It is the largest township by area in Warren County.

The [[Allegheny Reservoir]] forms the entire western border of Mead Township's northern arm.

The Borough of [[Clarendon, Pennsylvania|Clarendon]] is enclaved within the township.

==Demographics==

=== 2020 census ===
As of the [[census]]<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Census.gov |url=https://www.census.gov/en.html |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=Census.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref> of 2020, there were 1,296 people, 612 households, and 364 families residing in the township. 

=== 2000 census ===
{{US Census population
|2000= 1555
|2010= 1386
|2020= 1298
|estyear=2023
|estimate=1269
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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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At the census of 2000, there were 1,555 people, 649 households and 456 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|19.8|/sqmi}}. There were 878 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11.2|/sqmi}}. The racial make-up of the township was 99.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] and 0.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.26% of the population.

There were 649 households, of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.7% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.84.

22.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64 and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The [[median household income]] was $37,443 and the median family income was $41,875. Males had a median income of $32,109 and females $24,896. The [[per capita income]] was $17,792. About 6.5% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

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{{Warren County, Pennsylvania}}

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