Editing Whiteley Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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| name                   = Whiteley Township, Greene County,<br>Pennsylvania
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| image_skyline          = Hamilton-Ely Farmstead.jpg
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| image_caption          = The [[Hamilton-Ely Farmstead]], a historic site in the township
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| image_map              = Map of Whiteley Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png
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| map_caption            = Location of Whiteley Township in Greene County
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| subdivision_name2      = [[Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene]]
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| area_total_km2         = 82.01
| area_land_km2          = 82.00
| area_water_km2         = 0.01
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| population_total       = 570 {{decrease}}
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_km2 = 7.65
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| area_code              = [[Area code 724|724]]
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| blank_info_sec1        = 42-059-84608
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'''Whiteley Township''' is in [[Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 570 at the time of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]],<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> which was a decrease from 649 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4205984608 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Whiteley township, Greene County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |work=American Factfinder |access-date=February 3, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Hamilton-Ely Farmstead]] and [[George West Gordon Farm]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Whiteley Township is southeast of the center of Greene County between [[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania|Waynesburg]] to the north and [[Mount Morris, Pennsylvania|Mount Morris]] to the south. [[Interstate 79]] passes through the eastern side of the township, with access from Exit 7 (Kirby Road). [[U.S. Route 19 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 19]] passes through the center of the township, running roughly parallel to I-79, and goes through Kirby, the main settlement in the township.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|82.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.01%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Surrounding neighborhoods==
Whitely Township has six borders, including the townships of [[Jefferson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson]] to the north-northeast, [[Greene Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene]] from the northeast to the east, [[Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Dunkard]] to the southeast, [[Perry Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Perry]] to the south, [[Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Wayne]] to the southwest and [[Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Franklin]] from the west to the north.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 754
|2010= 649
|2020= 570
|estyear=2023
|estimate=542
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|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 |access-date=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]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 754 people, 283 households, and 213 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 24.1 people per square mile (9.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 320 housing units at an average density of 10.2/sq&nbsp;mi (4.0/km{{sup|2}}).

The racial makeup of the township was 98.54% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 283 households, out of which 42.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 64.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 26.9% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.0% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 31.4% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 22.9% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 10.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-six years.

For every one hundred females, there were 95.3 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,438, and the median income for a family was $39,464. Males had a median income of $35,375 compared with that $18,125 for females.

The [[per capita income]] for the township was $14,906.

Approximately 15.9% of families and 18.2% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 24.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 14.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

==References==
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{{Greene County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Townships in Greene County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]