Wharton Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania

Wharton Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania
Township
East Fork of Sinnemahoning Creek at Wharton
Map of Potter County, Pennsylvania highlighting Wharton Township
Map of Potter County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Potter
Settled	1816
Incorporated	1826
Government
• Fire District	Austin Volunteer Fire Dept.
Area
• Total	112.9 sq mi (292.3 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	105
• Density	0.9/sq mi (0.4/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Wharton Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 91 at the 2000 census.

In 2000, according to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 61.8 square miles (160.1 km²), all of it land. It has expanded since that time: on January 1, 2004, the adjacent East Fork Road District, located east of Wharton Township, was dissolved and the area merged with Wharton Township.

Wharton Township is bordered by Summit Township to the north, Abbott and Stewardson Townships to the east, Clinton County to the south, Cameron County, Portage Township to the west and north and Sylvania Township to the north and west.

As of the census of 2000, there were 91 people, 41 households, and 28 families residing in the township. The population density was 1.5 people per square mile (0.6/km²). There were 484 housing units at an average density of 7.8/sq mi (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.60% white, 1.10% Native American, and 3.30% from two or more races.

There were 44 households, out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.62.