Findley Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania | |
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Township | |
Location of Findley Township in Mercer County |
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Location of Mercer County in Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Mercer County |
Area | |
• Total | 21.2 sq mi (55 km2) |
• Land | 21.1 sq mi (55 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,910 |
• Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 724 |
Findley Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,910 at the 2010 census.
Findley Township is named for William Findley, a Pennsylvania congressman.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.2 square miles (55 km2), of which, 21.1 square miles (55 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.24%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,305 people, 542 households, and 407 families residing in the township. The population density was 109.1 people per square mile (42.1/km2). There were 564 housing units at an average density of 26.7/sq mi (10.3/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 84.56% White, 14.79% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.99% of the population.
There were 542 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.93.