Greene Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Erie County and the state of Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Erie |
Area | |
• Total | 37.5 sq mi (97.1 km2) |
• Land | 37.4 sq mi (96.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,706 |
• Estimate (2016) | 4,608 |
• Density | 126/sq mi (48.6/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 814 |
Website | www |
Greene Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,706 at the 2010 census.
Greene Township is in east-central Erie County, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of downtown Erie. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.5 square miles (97.1 km2), of which 37.4 square miles (96.8 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.32%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,768 people, 1,724 households, and 1,379 families residing in the township. The population density was 127.0 people per square mile (49.1/km²). There were 1,784 housing units at an average density of 47.5/sq mi (18.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.18% White, 0.08% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.
There were 1,724 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% 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 3.10.