West Cameron Township, Pennsylvania

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox settlement West Cameron Township is a township that is located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

The population at the time of the 2010 Census was 541,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> an increase over the figure of 517 that was tabulated in 2000.

Geography

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View of West Cameron Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania looking north

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 11.8 square miles (30.7 km²), all land.

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 517 people, 192 households, and 149 families residing in the township.

The population density was Template:Convert. There were 205 housing units at an average density of 17.3/sq mi (6.7/km²).

The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 192 households, out of which 31.3% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them; 66.7% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families.

Out of all of the households that were documented, 19.3% were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 23.4% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.9% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.6% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 24.6% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.5% who were sixty-five years of age or older.

The median age was thirty-nine years.

For every one hundred females, there were 110.2 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 109.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,813, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $31,250 compared with that of $19,000 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $14,563.

Approximately 5.7% of families and 4.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 8.4% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.