Vanport Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Vanport Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Township municipal building
Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Beaver
Area
• Total	1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
• Land	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,321
• Density	1,444/sq mi (557.6/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website	www.vanporttwp.com

Vanport Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Ohio River. The population was 1,321 at the 2010 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), of which 0.93 square miles (2.4 km²) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km²), or 23.45%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,451 people, 775 households, and 422 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,551.2 people per square mile (596.0/km²). There were 827 housing units at an average density of 884.1/sq mi (339.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.07% White, 1.38% African American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 775 households, out of which 12.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% were non-families. 44.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 27.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.55.

In the township the population was spread out, with 12.5% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 35.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55 years. For every 100 females there were 75.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.7 males.