Editing Watts Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Watts Township,<br> Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
|nickname = 
|motto = 
<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline = Juniata River hills in Watts Township.jpg
|imagesize = 250px
|image_caption = Along U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 22|22]]-[[U.S. Route 322|322]] northwest of [[New Buffalo, Pennsylvania|New Buffalo]]
|image_flag = 
|image_seal = 
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|image_map = Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Watts Township.PNG
|mapsize = 250px
|map_caption = Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania highlighting Watts Township
|image_map1 = Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Perry County.svg
|mapsize1 = 250px
|map_caption1 = Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania
<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Perry County, Pennsylvania|Perry]]
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|government_footnotes = 
|government_type = 
|leader_title = 
|leader_name = 
|leader_title1 = 
|leader_name1 = 
|leader_title2 = 
|leader_name2 = 
|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1792
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1849
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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=August 14, 2017}}</ref>
|area_magnitude = 
|area_total_km2 = 31.53
|area_land_km2 = 30.76
|area_water_km2 = 0.77
|area_total_sq_mi = 12.17
|area_land_sq_mi = 11.88
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.30
<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |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 |access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total = 1231 {{decrease}}
|population_density_km2 = 41.19
|population_density_sq_mi = 106.68
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
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|postal_code_type = 
|postal_code = 
|area_code = [[Area code 717|717]]
|website = [http://www.wattstownship.org Watts Township Municipal Website]
|footnotes = 
|pop_est_as_of = 2021
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|population_est = 1238
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-099-81640
}}
'''Watts Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Perry County, Pennsylvania|Perry County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,231 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 12.0&nbsp;square miles (31.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 11.7&nbsp;square miles (30.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.3&nbsp;square miles (0.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (2.34%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 1265
|2020= 1231
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1238
|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>
}}
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 1,196 people, 447 households and 333 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|102.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 482 housing units at an average density of {{convert|41.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 99.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 447 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the township was $44,583 and the median income for a family was $52,250. Males had a median income of $33,365 versus $26,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,981. About 3.9% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.wattstownship.org Watts Township official government website]

{{Perry County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1792]]
[[Category:Townships in Perry County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]