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Barr Township, Pennsylvania

Barr Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania highlighting Barr Township
Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania highlighting Barr Township
Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Cambria
Incorporated 1872
Area
 • Total 31.41 sq mi (81.34 km2)
 • Land 31.35 sq mi (81.21 km2)
 • Water 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,056
 • Estimate (2016) 1,981
 • Density 63.18/sq mi (24.39/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 814
FIPS code 42-021-04272

Barr Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 2,056. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Colver Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Barr Township is located in northwestern Cambria County at 40.526848,-78.490448, bordered on the west by Indiana County. The borough of Northern Cambria borders the township on the northeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.4 square miles (81.3 km2), of which 31.4 square miles (81.2 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.16%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,175 people, 753 households, and 594 families residing in the township. The population density was 68.9 people per square mile (26.6/km²). There were 803 housing units at an average density of 25.5/sq mi (9.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.77% White, 0.14% Native American, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population.

There were 753 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.30.


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