Editing Winslow Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Winslow Township, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
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|image_skyline = Northwest from Old Turnpike Road.jpg
|imagesize = 250px
|image_caption = Fields northwest of [[Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania|Reynoldsville]]
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|image_map = Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Winslow Township.PNG
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|map_caption = Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Winslow Township
|image_map1 = Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Jefferson County.svg
|mapsize1 = 250px
|map_caption1 = Map of Jefferson County, 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 = [[Jefferson County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson]]
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|government_type = Township of the second class, having a board of three supervisors
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1822
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1847
|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|access-date=Aug 14, 2017}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2 = 117.35
|area_land_km2 = 116.67
|area_water_km2 = 0.68
|area_total_sq_mi = 45.31
|area_land_sq_mi = 45.05
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.26
|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |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 31, 2024}}</ref>
|population_total = 2548 {{decrease}}
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|pop_est_as_of = 2023
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|population_est = 2496
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-065-85840
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'''Winslow Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Jefferson County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,548 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> It was named for Associate Judge James Winslow.<ref>{{cite book |last=McKnight |first=William James |title=Historical |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q8wwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA486 |year=1917 |publisher=J.H. Beers |page=486}}</ref>

==Geography==
The township is in eastern Jefferson County and surrounds the borough of [[Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania|Reynoldsville]]. It is bordered to the southeast by the borough of [[Sykesville, Pennsylvania|Sykesville]] and to the northeast by the borough of [[Falls Creek, Pennsylvania|Falls Creek]]. The eastern border of the township is the [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield County]] line. Unincorporated communities in the township include [[Rathmel, Pennsylvania|Rathmel]], [[Sandy Valley, Pennsylvania|Sandy Valley]], [[Prescottville, Pennsylvania|Prescottville]], [[Soldier, Pennsylvania|Soldier]], [[Wishaw, Pennsylvania|Wishaw]], [[Pancoast, Pennsylvania|Pancoast]], O'Donnell, and Deemers Crossroads.

[[U.S. Route 322 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 322]] crosses the township from east to west, passing through Reynoldsville, and [[U.S. Route 119 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 119]] crosses the southeastern corner of the township before entering Sykesville.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|117.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|116.7|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.7|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.58%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4206585840| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Winslow township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=November 19, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213155758/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4206585840| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Sandy Lick Creek]], a tributary of [[Redbank Creek (Pennsylvania)|Redbank Creek]], crosses the township from east to west, passing through Reynoldsville. The entire township lies within the [[Allegheny River]] watershed.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1850= 507
|1860= 1096
|1870= 1320
|1880= 1904
|1890= 3493
|1900= 6435
|1910= 4918
|1920= 3559
|1930= 2472
|1940= 2549
|1950= 2206
|1960= 2142
|1970= 1996
|1980= 2586
|1990= 2526
|2000= 2591
|2010= 2622
|2020= 2548
|estyear=2023
|estimate=2496
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,591 people, 996 households, and 771 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|57.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,114 housing units at an average density of 24.5/sq&nbsp;mi (9.5/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the township was 99.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.08% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 996 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,976, and the median income for a family was $40,104. Males had a median income of $30,525 versus $22,589 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,189.  About 5.3% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Jefferson County, Pennsylvania}}

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