Snow Shoe Township, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Barn and ice cream stand near I-80
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Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania highlighting Snow Shoe Township |
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Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Centre |
Settled | 1818 |
Incorporated | 1840 |
Area | |
• Total | 84.01 sq mi (217.59 km2) |
• Land | 84.00 sq mi (217.56 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,746 |
• Estimate (2016) | 1,750 |
• Density | 20.83/sq mi (8.04/km2) |
FIPS code | 42-027-71608 |
Snow Shoe Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,746 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 84.0 square miles (217.6 km2), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.02%, is water.
The township surrounds the borough of Snow Shoe (population 765). The township is bordered by Burnside Township to the northwest, Curtin Township to the northeast, Boggs and Union townships to the southeast, Rush Township to the southwest, and Clearfield County to the west.
As of the 2000 census, 1,760 people, 681 households, and 523 families resided in the township. The population density was 21.2 per square mile (8.2/km²). There were 858 housing units at an average density of 10.3/sq mi (4.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.38% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.17% Pacific Islander, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.