Young Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Young Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> It was named for John Young, the pioneer judge of Westmoreland County.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Young Township is the location of adjacent Punxsutawney's Groundhog Day celebration each February 2, during which thousands of attendees and international media outlets visit for an annual weather prediction by the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil. Although named for Punxsutawney, the actual prediction location, Gobbler's Knob, is in Young Township.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

The township is located in southern Jefferson County and borders the borough of Punxsutawney on three sides. The southern boundary of the township is the Indiana County line. U.S. Route 119 passes through the southern part of the township, between Punxsutawney and the county line. Unincorporated communities in the township include Walston, Adrian Mines, Horatio, Sportsburg, Harmony, and Crawfordtown.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 0.52%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> Mahoning Creek, a westward-flowing tributary of the Allegheny River, crosses the central part of the township after leaving Punxsutawney.

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the 2010 census, there were 1,749 people, 720 households and 508 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 797 housing units, of which 77, or 9.7%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the township was 98.6% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% some other race, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.<ref name="Census 2010 DP">Template:Cite web</ref>

Of the 720 households in the township, 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were headed by married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43, and the average family size was 2.88.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

20.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.4% were from 18 to 24, 23.7% were from 25 to 44, 33.4% were from 45 to 64, and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.7 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

For the period 2012–2016, the estimated annual median household income was $50,083 and the median family income was $60,938. Male full-time workers had a median income of $50,781 and females $31,161. The per capita income was $29,743. About 6.8% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

References

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External links

• Young Township official website