Clearfield Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

Clearfield Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Township
U.S. Route 422 in the wooded hills of Clearfield Township
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania highlighting Clearfield Township
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Butler
Settled	1798
Incorporated	1804
Area
• Total	23.6 sq mi (61.2 km2)
• Land	23.6 sq mi (61.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,645
• Density	112/sq mi (43.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Clearfield Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,645 at the 2010 census.

Clearfield Township is located in eastern Butler County, along the Armstrong County border. It contains the unincorporated communities of Coyleville and Fenelton. U.S. Route 422 passes through the township, leading east to Kittanning and west to Butler.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.6 square miles (61.2 km²), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,705 people, 917 households, and 697 families residing in the township. The population density was 115.8 people per square mile (44.7/km²). There were 958 housing units at an average density of 41.0/sq mi (15.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.82% White, 0.22% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 917 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.15.