Editing Zerbe Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Zerbe Township, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
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|image_skyline = Trevorton, Pennsylvania.jpg
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|image_caption = Trevorton in Zerbe Township
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|image_map = Map of Northumberland County Pennsylvania Highlighting Zerbe Township.PNG
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|map_caption = Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Zerbe Township
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|map_caption1 = Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
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|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 = [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Northumberland]]
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|government_type = Board of Supervisors
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1800
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1853
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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|access-date=Aug 14, 2017}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2 = 30.05
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|area_total_sq_mi = 11.60
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|population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_footnotes = 
|population_total = 1872
|population_density_km2 = 60.47
|population_density_sq_mi = 156.62
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|area_code = [[Area code 570|570]]
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|pop_est_as_of = 2016
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|population_est = 1814
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-097-87280
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'''Zerbe Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Northumberland County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 Census]] was 1,872,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=Aug 22, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211026/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table| archive-date=February 12, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 2,021 at the 2000 census.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 11.6&nbsp;square miles (30.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 11.6&nbsp;square&nbsp;miles (30.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)  is land and 0.09% is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

==Demographics==
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 2,021 people, 871 households, and 561 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|174.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 946 housing units at an average density of {{convert|81.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 871 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,964, and the median income for a family was $38,000. Males had a median income of $30,236 versus $18,207 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,780.  About 6.0% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.
{{US Census population
|2000= 2021
|2010= 1872
|2020= 1802
|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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==Notable person==
*[[Sparky Adams]], baseball infielder/outfielder in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] during the 1920s and 1930s

==References==
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{{Northumberland County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1800]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania]]