Croyle Township, Pennsylvania

Croyle Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Elias Unger House at the Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania highlighting Croyle Township
Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Cambria
Settled	1802
Incorporated	1858
Area
• Total	18.36 sq mi (47.55 km2)
• Land	18.33 sq mi (47.47 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,339
• Estimate (2016)	2,262
• Density	123.42/sq mi (47.65/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	814
FIPS code	42-021-17496

Croyle Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,339 at the 2010 census.

The township is located in southern Cambria County at 40.37° N by 78.75°W, about 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Johnstown and 8 miles (13 km) south of Ebensburg, the county seat. The boroughs of South Fork, Ehrenfeld, and Summerhill lie within the valley of the Little Conemaugh River that crosses the center of the township, but are separate from the township. U.S. Route 219, a four-lane highway, crosses the township from north to south, with access from an interchange with Pennsylvania Route 53 just south of Ehrenfeld.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.36 square miles (47.55 km²), of which 18.33 square miles (47.47 km²) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²), or 0.18%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,233 people, 811 households, and 622 families residing in the township. The population density was 122.2 people per square mile (47.2/km²). There were 862 housing units at an average density of 47.2/sq mi (18.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.10% White, 0.13% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.