Editing South Creek Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = South Creek Township,<br/> Pennsylvania
|other_name = Zip/Postal Code 16925
|native_name = Bradford County
|nickname = Gillett Pennsylvania 
|settlement_type = Township
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|map_caption1 = Map of Bradford County, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Bradford]]
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1804
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1835 
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|area_total_km2 = 72.36
|area_land_km2 = 72.28
|area_water_km2 = 0.09
|area_total_sq_mi = 27.94
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|area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
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|population_total = 1128
|population_density_km2 = 15.15
|population_density_sq_mi = 39.24
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|population_est = 1095
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|blank_info = 42-015-72096
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'''South Creek Township''' is a township in [[Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Bradford County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,128 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4201572096| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161151/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4201572096| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): South Creek township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 20, 2014}}</ref> Children residing in the township are assigned to attend the [[Troy Area School District]].

==Geography==
South Creek Township is located in northwestern Bradford County, along the [[New York (state)|New York]] state line. It is bordered by [[Ridgebury Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Ridgebury Township]] to the east, [[Springfield Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Springfield]] and [[Columbia Township, Pennsylvania|Columbia]] townships to the south, and [[Wells Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Wells Township]] to the west. To the north, in [[Chemung County, New York]], are the towns of [[Southport, New York|Southport]] (northwest) and [[Ashland, Chemung County, New York|Ashland]] (northeast).

[[Pennsylvania Route 14]] runs north–south the length of the township, following the valley of South Creek, a tributary (via Seeley Creek) of the [[Chemung River]] in New York, and thence to the [[Susquehanna River]]. Route 14 passes through the unincorporated communities of Dunning, Gillett, and Fassett within the township.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|72.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|72.3|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.12%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 1128
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1095
|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>
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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 1,261 people, 484 households, and 363 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|45.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 559 housing units at an average density of 19.9/sq&nbsp;mi (7.7/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 98.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.56% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% 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 1.43% of the population.

There were 484 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,793, and the median income for a family was $36,071. Males had a median income of $30,952 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,015.  About 10.0% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
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Gillett Bradford Co PA Keystone Sign.jpg|Gillett [[Keystone marker]]
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==References==
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{{Bradford County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1804]]
[[Category:Townships in Bradford County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]