Porter Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania

Porter Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Township
A farm in the Nittany Valley in the township
Location in Clinton County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Clinton
Settled	1795
Incorporated	1840
Area
• Total	25.7 sq mi (66.5 km2)
• Land	25.6 sq mi (66.2 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,460
• Estimate (2016)	1,497
• Density	57/sq mi (22.1/km2)
FIPS code	42-035-62152
Website	portertownshippa.com

Porter Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,460 at the 2010 census.

Porter Township is located in southern Clinton County and is bordered to the southwest by Centre County. The unincorporated community of Lamar is in the western part of the township next to the county line. Interstate 80 passes through the township, with access from Exit 173 (Pennsylvania Route 64).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.7 square miles (66.5 km²), of which 25.6 square miles (66.2 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²), or 0.45%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,419 people, 559 households, and 427 families residing in the township. The population density was 55.3 people per square mile (21.3/km²). There were 615 housing units at an average density of 23.9/sq mi (9.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.37% White, 0.07% African American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population.

There were 559 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.89.