Shirley Township (PA)
| Shirley Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
The Lewis Smalley Farmhouse, built 1794
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 Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Shirley Township |
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 Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Huntingdon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.67 sq mi (151.96 km2) |
| • Land | 58.42 sq mi (151.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,524 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,489 |
| • Density | 42.61/sq mi (16.45/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 17066, 17260 |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-061-70400 |
| Local phone exchanges: 447, 448, 542, 543 | |
Shirley Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,524 at the 2010 census.
The Runk Bridge and Lewis Smalley Homestead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Shirley Township Municipal Building is located at 15480 Croghan Pike, Shirleysburg, PA 17260 (between Allenport and Shirleysburg). Its office hours are currently Monday through Friday from 8 am until 12 pm.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 58.5 square miles (151.6 km²), of which, 58.2 square miles (150.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (0.56%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,526 people, 988 households, and 728 families residing in the township. The population density was 43.4 people per square mile (16.8/km²). There were 1,272 housing units at an average density of 21.8/sq mi (8.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.50% White, 0.63% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.
There were 988 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.91.
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