Beaver Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
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 Map of Snyder County, Pennsylvania highlighting Beaver Township |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Snyder |
| Settled | 1754 |
| Incorporated | 1787 |
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| • Total | 18.9 sq mi (48.8 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,872 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 524 |
| • Density | 28.0/sq mi (10.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 42-109-04736 |
Beaver Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 527 at the 2000 census.
The Dreese's Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.9 square miles (49 km2), all of it land.
Beaver Township is bordered by Adams Township to the north, Franklin Township to the east, West Perry Township to the south and Spring Township to the west.
The borough of Beavertown lies in the center of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 527 people, 191 households, and 152 families residing in the township. The population density was 28.0 people per square mile (10.8/km²). There were 217 housing units at an average density of 11.5/sq mi (4.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.81% White, and 0.19% from two or more races.
There were 191 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.04.
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