Lincoln Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Template:Other Pennsylvania townships Lincoln Township is a township that is located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 389 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
Geography
[edit]Lincoln Township is located in northwestern Bedford County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.09%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
Recreation
[edit]A portion of the Blue Knob State Park, a portion of the Gallitzin State Forest (Babcock Division) and a portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 26 is located along the northwest border of township.<ref name="TheNationalMap">https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved October 3, 2018</ref><ref name="PASGL">Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 26, retrieved October 3, 2018</ref>
Demographics
[edit]Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 380 people, 142 households, and 112 families residing in the township.
The population density was Template:Convert. There were 177 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.
The racial makeup of the township was 98.42% White, 0.79% African American, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.
There were 142 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 71.8% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.04.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.5% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.6% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.4% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 21.1% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 19.5% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.
For every one hundred females, there were 108.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 108.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $25,962, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $26,583 compared with that of $16,875 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $13,847.
Approximately 8.7% of families and 13.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 15.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.