Editing Sylvania Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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|official_name = Sylvania Township, Pennsylvania
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|image_skyline = Sylvania Township fields with hills behind.jpg
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|image_caption = Countryside southeast of [[Austin, Pennsylvania|Austin]]
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|image_map = Map of Potter County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Sylvania Township.PNG
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|map_caption = Map of Potter County, Pennsylvania highlighting Sylvania Township
|image_map1 = Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Potter County.svg
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|map_caption1 = Map of Potter County, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter]]
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|leader_title = Fire District
|leader_name = Austin Volunteer Fire Dept.
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1828
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1856
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|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=Aug 14, 2017}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 76.86
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|area_total_sq_mi = 29.68
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|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |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=17 July 2022}}</ref>
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|population_total = 76 {{decrease}}
|population_density_km2 = 0.96
|population_density_sq_mi = 2.49
|timezone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
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|population_est = 75
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|blank_info = 42-105-75952
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'''Sylvania Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 76 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 29.9&nbsp;square miles (77.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all  land.

Sylvania Township is bordered by [[Homer Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania|Homer Township]] to the north, [[Summit Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania|Summit Township]] to the east, [[Wharton Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania|Wharton Township]] to the east and south, [[Portage Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania|Portage Township]] to the west and the [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] of [[Austin, Pennsylvania|Austin]] to the west.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 77
|2020= 76
|estyear=2021
|estimate=75
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 61 people, 29 households, and 20 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 2.0 people per square mile (0.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 289 housing units at an average density of 9.7/sq&nbsp;mi (3.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the township was 93.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 6.56% from two or more races.

There were 29 households, out of which 17.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.48.

In the township the population was spread out, with 13.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,750, and the median income for a family was $49,375. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $26,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,029. There were 5.3% of families and 6.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Potter County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1828]]
[[Category:Townships in Potter County, Pennsylvania]]