Porter Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Porter Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Township
Fields east of Alexandria
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Porter Township
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Huntingdon
Area
• Total	35.6 sq mi (92 km2)
• Land	35.4 sq mi (92 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,968
• Density	54.2/sq mi (20.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code	16611, 16652
Area code(s)	814
School District:	Juniata Valley School District
Local phone exchanges: 641, 643, 644, 669

Porter Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2010 census.

The Juniata Iron Works, Barree Forge and Furnace, and Pulpit Rocks are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92.3 km²), of which, 35.4 square miles (91.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.67%) is water.

Neff Bridge

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,917 people, 768 households, and 565 families residing in the township. The population density was 54.2 people per square mile (20.9/km²). There were 870 housing units at an average density of 24.6/sq mi (9.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.27% White, 0.21% African American, 0.10% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 768 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 23.3% 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 2.50 and the average family size was 2.93.