Liberty Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
| Liberty Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania |
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A farm in Liberty Township
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 Map of Bedford County, Pennsylvania highlighting Liberty Township |
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 Map of Bedford County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bedford |
| Settled | 1775 |
| Incorporated | 1845 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.5 sq mi (68.7 km2) |
| • Land | 26.2 sq mi (67.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,368 |
| • Density | 52/sq mi (20.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
Liberty Township is a township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,368 at the 2010 census.Warriors Path State Park is located in the township.
Liberty Township is located along the northern border of Bedford County. It includes the unincorporated community of Stonerstown. The borough of Saxton is surrounded by the township but is not part of it. Warriors Path State Park is located south of Saxton, on the inside of a long bend in the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.5 square miles (68.7 km2), of which 26.2 square miles (67.8 km2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 1.31%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,477 people, 597 households, and 445 families residing in the township. The population density was 56.2 people per square mile (21.7/km²). There were 693 housing units at an average density of 26.4/sq mi (10.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.78% White, 0.27% African American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.81% from two or more races.
There were 597 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.85.
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