Penn Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Ruins of the Brumbaugh Homestead, a historic site in the township
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Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Penn Township |
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Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Huntingdon |
Area | |
• Total | 34.3 sq mi (89 km2) |
• Land | 28.2 sq mi (73 km2) |
• Water | 6.1 sq mi (16 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,077 |
• Estimate (2016) | 1,088 |
• Density | 37.3/sq mi (14.4/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Zip code | 16647, 16657 |
Area code(s) | 814 |
FIPS code | 42-061-58832 |
Local phone exchanges: 658 |
Penn Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,077 at the 2010 census. The township includes the village of Hesston and the Seven Points Marina of Raystown Lake.
The Brumbaugh Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.3 square miles (88.8 km²), of which, 28.2 square miles (73.1 km²) of it is land and 6.1 square miles (15.7 km²) of it (17.65%) is water.
All municipalities listed are in Huntingdon County unless otherwise noted.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,054 people, 400 households, and 320 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.3 people per square mile (14.4/km²). There were 666 housing units at an average density of 23.6/sq mi (9.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.15% White, 0.09% African American, 0.57% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.
There were 400 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% 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 5.5% 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 2.87.