Cambridge Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Rolling hills south of Cambridge Springs
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Location of Cambridge Township in Crawford County |
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Location of Crawford County in Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Crawford County |
Area | |
• Total | 21.59 sq mi (55.91 km2) |
• Land | 21.45 sq mi (55.55 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,563 |
• Estimate (2016) | 1,513 |
• Density | 70.54/sq mi (27.23/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 814 |
Cambridge Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2010 census.
The township is in northern Crawford County, bordered by Erie County to the north and by Conneauttee Creek and French Creek, part of the Allegheny River watershed, to the west. The township surrounds the borough of Cambridge Springs, a separate municipality. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Cambridge Township has a total area of 21.6 square miles (55.9 km2), of which 21.5 square miles (55.6 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.64%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,486 people, 594 households, and 443 families residing in the township. The population density was 69.1 people per square mile (26.7/km²). There were 701 housing units at an average density of 32.6/sq mi (12.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.05% White, 0.07% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.
There were 594 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92.