Editing Snake Spring Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{for|the 1997 Russian film|Snake Spring (film)}}
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 | established_title        = Settled
 | established_date         = 1763
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'''Snake Spring Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,770 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>

==History==
The [[Defibaugh Tavern]], [[Bridge in Snake Spring Township]], and [[Juniata Woolen Mill and Newry Manor]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[Image:Snake Spring valley LC08 L1TP 016032 20161114 20170219 01 T1.jpg|thumb|left|2016 [[Landsat program|Landsat]] image of Snake Spring valley]]
Snake Spring Township is located in east-central Bedford County, between the boroughs of [[Bedford, Pennsylvania|Bedford]] (the county seat) and [[Everett, Pennsylvania|Everett]]. The townships borders follow mountain ridges on three sides: [[Tussey Mountain]] on the east, [[Evitts Mountain]] on the west, and a lower ridge connecting the two in the north. The [[Raystown Branch Juniata River|Raystown Branch]] of the [[Juniata River]] flows west to east through the southern part of the township, cutting [[water gap]]s through Evitts Mountain (at [[The Narrows (Pennsylvania)|The Narrows]]) and Tussey Mountain (at Mount Dallas). The [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania|I-70]] and [[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|I-76]]) and the older [[Lincoln Highway]] ([[U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania|US-30]]) follow the river and pass through the water gaps.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|68.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|67.5|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.71%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200971544 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212162703/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200971544 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Snake Spring township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |accessdate=March 6, 2014}}</ref>

===Adjacent municipalities===
*[[Bedford Township, Pennsylvania|Bedford Township]] (west)
*[[South Woodbury Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania|South Woodbury Township]] (north)
*[[Hopewell Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Hopewell Township]] (northeast)
*[[West Providence Township, Pennsylvania|West Providence Township]] (east)
*[[Colerain Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Colerain Township]] (south)

==Geology==
Snake Spring valley is an [[anticline|anticlinal]] valley, with [[Evitts Mountain]] and [[Tussey Mountain]] forming the limbs. The [[Silurian]] [[Tuscarora Formation]], a hard [[sandstone]], outcrops at the crests of the ridges and is [[stratigraphy|stratigraphically]] higher and thus younger than the rest of the [[bedrock]] in the valley. The low knobs or "benches" on the northwest side of Tussey Mountain and the southeast side of Evitts Mountain are formed by the [[Ordovician]] [[Bald Eagle Formation]], another sandstone, that is stratigraphically below the Tuscarora. The two mountains nearly converge at the north end of the township. The rock formations in the valley range from Ordovician [[shale]]s and [[limestone]]s to the [[Cambrian]] [[Warrior Formation]], another sandstone. The limestones can form [[sinkhole]]s.<ref>Berg, T.M., Edmunds, W.E., Geyer, A.R. and others, compilers, (1980). Geologic Map of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geologic Survey, Map 1, scale 1:250,000.</ref>
{{see also|Geology of Bedford County, Pennsylvania}}

==Recreation==
Portions of the [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands]] [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73|Number 73]], [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 97|Number 97]], and [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 108|Number 108]] are located in the township.<ref name="TheNationalMap">https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved October 13, 2018</ref><ref name="PASGL">[https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__073.pdf Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73], retrieved October 13, 2018</ref><ref name="PASGL097">[https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__097.pdf Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 97], retrieved October 20, 2018</ref><ref name="PASGL108">[https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__108.pdf Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 108], retrieved November 11, 2018</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 1639
|2020= 1770
|estyear=2023
|estimate=1765
|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 1,482 people, 552 households, and 432 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|57.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 652 housing units at an average density of {{convert|25.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.54% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 552 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the township the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,389, and the median income for a family was $38,289. Males had a median income of $32,159 versus $17,772 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,801. About 4.4% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

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

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