Editing Vanport Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Vanport Township, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type    = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
| nickname           = 
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| image_skyline      = Vanport Township hall.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Township municipal building
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| image_map          = Beaver County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Vanport township highlighted.svg
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| map_caption        = Location in [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver County]] and state of [[Pennsylvania]]
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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver]]
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| established_title  = Settled
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| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1804
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref>{{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 |access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 3.10
| area_land_km2      = 2.37
| area_water_km2     = 0.73
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.20
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.92
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.28
<!-- Population -->| 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=July 19, 2022}}</ref>
| population_total   = 1289 {{decrease}}
| population_density_km2 = 541.98
| population_density_sq_mi = 1403.28
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| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
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| area_code          = 
| website            = {{URL|www.vanporttwp.com}}
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2021
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| population_est     = 1273
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]] code
| blank_info         = 42-007-79856
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'''Vanport Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] that is located in [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania]], United States, located along the [[Ohio River]]. The population was 1,289 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> It is part of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]. It was originally incorporated as Borough Township in 1804, and was renamed to Vanport Township in 1970.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|3.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|2.4|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.7|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 23.45%, is water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200779856 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212162815/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200779856 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Vanport township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |access-date=February 28, 2014}}</ref>

== Surrounding neighborhoods ==
Vanport Township has three land borders with [[Brighton Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Brighton Township]] to the north, west and northwest, [[Beaver, Pennsylvania|Beaver]] to the northeast, and [[Industry, Pennsylvania|Industry]] to the southwest.

Across the Ohio River to the south, Vanport Township runs adjacent with [[Potter Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Potter Township]] with a direct connector via [[Vanport Bridge]] on the Beaver Valley Expressway I-376.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1970= 2122
|1980= 2013
|1990= 1700
|2000= 1451
|2010= 1321
|2020= 1289
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1273
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{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>
}}
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 1,451 people, 775 households, and 422 families residing in the township.

The population density was {{convert|1,551.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 827 housing units at an average density of {{convert|884.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the township was 98.07% White, 1.38% African American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 775 households, out of which 12.8% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% were non-families. Individuals made up 44.0% of all households; 27.7% of those household had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.55.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 12.5% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 35.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55 years.

For every 100 females, there were 75.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $26,993, and the median income for a family was $39,688. Males had a median income of $35,408 compared with that of $25,688 for females.

The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,088.

Approximately 1.9% of families and 3.8% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 5.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 4.1% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.vanporttwp.com Township website]

{{Beaver County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Ohio River]]
[[Category:Townships in Beaver County, Pennsylvania]]