Paint Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Houses in a subdivision northwest of Clarion
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Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania highlighting Paint Township |
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Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Clarion |
Settled | 1820 |
Government | |
• Type | Board of Supervisors |
• Supervisor | Jeff Corcetti |
• Supervisor | Randy J. Vossburg |
• Supervisor | Rodger Shingledecker |
Area | |
• Total | 20.7 sq mi (53.6 km2) |
• Land | 20.3 sq mi (52.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,699 |
• Density | 84/sq mi (32.3/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Paint Township is a township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,699 at the 2010 census.
Paint Township is located near the and is bordered to the southeast by the Clarion River and its tributary, Toby Creek. Its western side contains the unincorporated community of Marianne, and the borough of Clarion, the county seat, is one mile to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.7 square miles (53.6 km2), of which 20.3 square miles (52.7 km2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 1.71%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,778 people, 685 households, and 467 families residing in the township. The population density was 86.8 people per square mile (33.5/km²). There were 758 housing units at an average density of 37.0/sq mi (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.75% White, 0.67% African American, 1.29% Asian, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 685 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.87.