Editing Napier Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
 | official_name            = Napier Township, Pennsylvania
 | settlement_type          = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
 | nickname                 = 
 | motto                    = 
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 | image_skyline            = McCreary Road from Shaffer Mountain Road, Napier Township.jpg
 | imagesize                = 250px
 | image_caption            = Rolling hills northwest of Schellsburg
 | image_flag               = 
 | image_seal               = 
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 | image_map                = Map of Napier Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png
 | mapsize                  = 250px
 | map_caption              = Map of Bedford County, Pennsylvania highlighting Napier Township
 | image_map1               = Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Bedford County.svg
 | mapsize1                 = 250px
 | map_caption1             = Map of Bedford County, Pennsylvania
<!-- Location -->
 | subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
 | subdivision_name         = United States
 | subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
 | subdivision_name1        = [[Pennsylvania]]
 | subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
 | subdivision_name2        = [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford]]
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 | government_type          = 
 | leader_title             = 
 | leader_name              = 
 | leader_title1            = 
 | leader_name1             = 
 | leader_title2            = 
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 | established_title        = Settled
 | established_date         = 1775
 | established_title1       = Incorporated
 | established_date1        = 1812
<!-- Area -->
 | unit_pref                = Imperial
 | 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_magnitude           = 
 | area_total_km2           = 151.90
 | area_land_km2            = 149.66
 | area_water_km2           = 2.24
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 58.65
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 57.78
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 0.86
<!-- Population -->
 | population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
 | population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |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=October 12, 2024}}</ref>
 | population_total         = 2031 {{decrease}}
 | population_density_km2   = 14.25
 | population_density_sq_mi = 36.90
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 | timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
 | utc_offset               = -5
 | timezone_DST             = EDT
 | utc_offset_DST           = -4
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 | postal_code_type         = 
 | postal_code              = 
 | area_code                = [[Area code 814|814]]
 | website                  = 
 | footnotes                = 
 | pop_est_as_of            = 2023
 | pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
 | population_est           = 2027
 | blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
 | blank_info               = 42-009-52648
}}

'''Napier Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,031 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>

==History==
The [[Heirline Covered Bridge]] and [[New Paris Covered Bridge]] were listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980. Also listed are the [[Chestnut Ridge and Schellsburg Union Church and Cemetery]] and [[Bonnet's Tavern]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Napier Township is located in western Bedford County. Its western border abuts [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]]. The boroughs of [[Schellsburg, Pennsylvania|Schellsburg]] and [[New Paris, Pennsylvania|New Paris]] are surrounded by the township but are not part of it. A small part of the borough of [[Manns Choice, Pennsylvania|Manns Choice]] borders the southern edge of the township.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|151.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|149.7|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.47%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200952648 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212162141/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200952648 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Napier township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |accessdate=March 6, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2010= 2198
|2020= 2031
|estyear=2023
|estimate=2027
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|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 2,145 people, 843 households, and 648 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|37.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,156 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.61% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.09% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 843 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,261, and the median income for a family was $38,674. Males had a median income of $30,964 versus $21,319 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,036. About 6.3% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Bedford County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1775]]
[[Category:Townships in Bedford County, Pennsylvania]]