Waterford Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
| Waterford Township | |
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| Township | |
Waterford Covered Bridge (1875)
National Register of Historic Places |
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 Location in Erie County and the state of Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.3 sq mi (130.2 km2) |
| • Land | 50.0 sq mi (129.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,920 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 3,841 |
| • Density | 78/sq mi (30.3/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
| Website | www |
Waterford Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,920 at the 2010 census.
The Waterford Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The township is southeast of the center of Erie County and surrounds the borough of Waterford, a separate municipality. It is 14 miles (23 km) southeast of downtown Erie.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 50.3 square miles (130.2 km2), of which 50.0 square miles (129.4 km2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 0.66%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,878 people, 1,362 households, and 1,080 families residing in the township. The population density was 77.5 people per square mile (29.9/km²). There were 1,447 housing units at an average density of 28.9/sq mi (11.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.58% White, 0.15% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 1,362 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18.
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