The Last Frontier: Venango County Indians, Oil, Ghost Towns ^ 'National Register Information System'.About 6.6% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the township was $16,176. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $21,438 for females.

The median household income was $36,193, and the median family income was $39,559. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.98.Īge distribution was 24.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 593 households of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population. The racial makeup of the township was 99.16% White, 0.06% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. There were 671 housing units at an average density of 18.2/sq mi (7.0/km²). The population density was 41.9 per square mile (16.2/km²). DemographicsĪt the 2000 census, there were 1,543 people, 593 households, and 451 families residing in the township.

GeographyĪccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95 km 2), all of it land. The Bridge in Cherrytree Township and Drake Oil Well are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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