Adams Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
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An Adams Township farm
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 Map of Snyder County, Pennsylvania highlighting Adams Township |
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 Map of Snyder County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Snyder |
| Settled | 1754 |
| Incorporated | 1874 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.9 sq mi (54.1 km2) |
| • Land | 20.5 sq mi (53.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,872 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 914 |
| • Density | 41.5/sq mi (16.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-109-00316 |
Adams Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 852 at the 2000 census. Per the US Census Bureau, by 2010 the population had grown to 907 people.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.9 square miles (54 km2), of which, 20.5 square miles (53 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (1.67%) is water.
Adams Township is bordered by Union County to the north, Center Township to the east, Beaver Township to the south and Spring Township to the west.
The census-designated place of Troxelville is in Adams Township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 852 people, 320 households, and 253 families residing in the township. The population density was 41.5 people per square mile (16.0/km²). There were 376 housing units at an average density of 18.3/sq mi (7.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.53% White, 0.23% African American, 0.23% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.
There were 320 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.97.
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