Editing Orwell Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Bradford]]
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|established_date = 1796
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|population_total = 1159
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'''Orwell Township''' is a township in [[Bradford County, Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. The population was 1,159 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4201557176| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161335/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4201557176| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Orwell township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 19, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Orwell Township is located in eastern Bradford County and is bordered by [[Windham Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Windham Township]] to the north, [[Warren Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Warren Township]] to the north and east, [[Pike Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Pike Township]] to the east, [[Herrick Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Herrick Township]] to the south, [[Wysox Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Wysox Township]] to the southwest, and [[Rome Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Rome Township]] to the west. Orwell Township includes the unincorporated communities of Orwell, North Orwell, Potterville, and Wells Hollow.

[[Pennsylvania Route 187]] passes through the northwest part of the township following the valley of [[Wysox Creek]], and [[Pennsylvania Route 467]] passes east–west through the southern part of the township. According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|84.0|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|83.3|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.7|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.83%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 1159
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1128
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=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|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,097 people, 402 households, and 311 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|34.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 462 housing units at an average density of 14.5/sq&nbsp;mi (5.6/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 99.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 402 households, out of which 33.8% had children under 18 living with them, 65.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 17.9% of all households comprised individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73, and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,635, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $28,889 versus $21,985 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,055.  About 3.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Bradford County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1796]]
[[Category:Townships in Bradford County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1801 establishments in Pennsylvania]]