Rockdale Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Location of Rockdale Township in Crawford County |
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Location of Crawford County in Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Crawford County |
Area | |
• Total | 36.21 sq mi (93.79 km2) |
• Land | 36.03 sq mi (93.33 km2) |
• Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,506 |
• Estimate (2016) | 1,466 |
• Density | 40.68/sq mi (15.71/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 814 |
Rockdale Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,506 at the 2010 census.
The Bridge in Rockdale Township was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Rockdale Township is located along the northern edge of Crawford County, with Erie County to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km2), of which 36.0 square miles (93.3 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 0.50%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,343 people, 454 households, and 349 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.3 people per square mile (14.4/km²). There were 576 housing units at an average density of 16.0/sq mi (6.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.36% White, 0.45% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.45% Asian, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.
There were 454 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.39.