Editing Ridgway Township, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Township in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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 | established_title        = Settled
 | established_date         = 1825
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 | established_date1        = 1833
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 | area_total_km2           = 227.43
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 | pop_est_as_of            = 2022
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'''Ridgway Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Elk County, Pennsylvania|Elk County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,424 at the 2020 census,<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/> down from 2,523 in [[2010 United States Census|2010]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204764792| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ridgway township, Elk County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=March 14, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213133404/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204764792| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 2,802 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

==History==
Ridgway Township was named for Jacob Ridgway, a local landowner.<ref>{{cite book| last=McKnight| first=William James| title=Historical| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q8wwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA430| year=1917| publisher=J.H. Beers|page=430}}</ref>

The [[Bonifels]] home was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ridgway Township is in central Elk County. It surrounds the boroughs of [[Ridgway, Pennsylvania|Ridgway]] and [[Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania|Johnsonburg]]. The [[Clarion River]] flows from northeast to southwest through the center of the township.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Ridgway Township has a total area of {{convert|227.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|225.1|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.03%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 2802
|2010= 2523
|2020= 2424
|estyear=2022
|estimate=2390
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/>
|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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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 2,802 people, 1,069 households, and 803 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|32.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,237 housing units at an average density of {{convert|14.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 99.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 1,069 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,228, and the median income for a family was $49,181. Males had a median income of $36,316 versus $24,359 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,763. About 5.4% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.co.elk.pa.us/municipalities/ridgway_township.html Township page at Elk County official website]

{{Elk County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1825]]
[[Category:Townships in Elk County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]