Editing Metal Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Metal Township,<br />Franklin County, Pennsylvania
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|image_skyline = Mt. Pleasant Iron Works House.JPG
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|image_caption = [[Mt. Pleasant Iron Works House]], a historic site in the township
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|image_map = Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Metal Township.PNG
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|map_caption = Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania highlighting Metal Township
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|map_caption1 = Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin]]
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1763
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1795
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|area_total_km2 = 115.52
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = 
|population_total = 1768
|population_density_km2 = 16.22
|population_density_sq_mi = 42.01
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|area_code = [[Area code 717|717]]
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|pop_est_as_of = 2016
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|population_est = 1871
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-055-48888
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{{US Census population
|2000= 1721
|2010= 1866
|2020= 1768
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1871
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html |title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates |accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|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>
}}

'''Metal Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] that is located in [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,768 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref>https://data.census.gov/all?q=Metal+township,+Franklin+County,+Pennsylvania {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>

==History==
Metal Township was so named on account of deposits of metal ores within its borders.<ref>{{cite book |last=M'Cauley |first=I. H. |title=Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania |url=https://archive.org/details/historicalsketch00mcau |year=1878 |publisher=Patriot |page=[https://archive.org/details/historicalsketch00mcau/page/200 200]}}</ref>

The [[Bridge in Metal Township]], [[Carrick Furnace]], and [[Mt. Pleasant Iron Works House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
The township is located along the western edge of Franklin County, bordered to the west by [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]] and [[Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Fulton]] counties. The western border of the township (and county line) follows the crest of [[Tuscarora Mountain]], while the eastern border follows the crest of [[Kittatinny Mountain]]. The space between the mountains is known as Path Valley and comprises the settled portion of the township. The valley is drained by the West Branch [[Conococheague Creek]], part of the [[Potomac River]] watershed.

[[Pennsylvania Route 75]] runs the length of the township, through the center of Path Valley. From south to north, it passes through the unincorporated communities of Richmond Furnace, Metal, [[Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania|Fannettsburg]] (the largest community in the township), Springtown, and [[Willow Hill, Pennsylvania|Willow Hill]]. [[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|Interstate 76]], the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]], runs through the northern part of the township, with access from Exit 189, the Willow Hill Interchange. The turnpike passes through the [[Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel]] at the western border of the township.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|115.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|115.3|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.15%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4205548888 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Metal township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |work=American FactFinder |accessdate=August 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213124050/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4205548888 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Neighboring Townships===

* [[Dublin Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Dublin Township]] ([[Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Fulton County]]), (west)
* [[Dublin Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Dublin Township]] ([[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon County]]), (northwest)
* [[Fannett Township, Pennsylvania|Fannett Township]] (north)
* [[Letterkenny Township, Pennsylvania|Letterkenny Township]] (east)
* [[Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Peters Township]] (south)
* [[St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania|St. Thomas Township]] (southeast)
* [[Todd Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Todd Township]] (Fulton County), (southwest)

==Communities==
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* [[Boggstown, Pennsylvania|Boggstown]]
* [[Carrick Valley, Pennsylvania|Carrick Valley]]
* [[Cowans Village, Pennsylvania|Cowans Village]]
* [[Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania|Fannettsburg]]
* [[Metal, Pennsylvania|Metal]]
* [[Mountain Green, Pennsylvania|Mountain Green]]
* [[Richmond Furnace, Pennsylvania|Richmond Furnace]]
* [[Springtown, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Springtown]]
* [[Sweetwater, Pennsylvania|Sweetwater]]
* [[Willow Hill, Pennsylvania|Willow Hill]]
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
[[File:Fannettsburg Oct 2013.jpg|thumb|right|[[Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania|Fannettsburg]] from north of town in October 2013]]
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 1,721 people, 663 households, and 487 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|38.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 782 housing units at an average density of 17.6/sq&nbsp;mi (6.8/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 99.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 663 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $28,725 versus $21,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,958. About 9.6% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
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File:Double Dip Metal TWP FranCo PA.JPG|Double Dip ice cream stand
File:Fannettsburg PA Reformed Church (1844) FranCo.JPG|Reformed church north of Fannettsburg
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://metaltwpfire.com/ Metal Township Fire & Ambulance Company]

{{Franklin County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1763]]
[[Category:Townships in Franklin County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]