Todd Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
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Todd Township is a township in Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, its population was 45,913.Huntingdon County was created on September 20, 1787, from part of Bedford County. Its county seat is Huntingdon.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, United States
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. The population was 1,004 at the 2000 census.

History

The Baker Bridge
Baker Bridge
Baker Bridge, also known as Huntingdon County Bridge No. 14, is a historic concrete arch bridge spanning the Great Trough Creek and located at Todd Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1917, and measures and has a bridge deck. It has two arch spans.It was added to the...

 and Paradise Furnace are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 44.8 square miles (116.0 km²), of which, 44.8 square miles (116.0 km²) of it is land and 0.02% is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,004 people, 343 households, and 270 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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 was 22.4 people per square mile (8.7/km²). There were 572 housing units at an average density of 12.8/sq mi (4.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.01% White, 1.39% African American, 0.10% Native American, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.

There were 343 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 120.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,273, and the median income for a family was $37,344. Males had a median income of $28,462 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the township was $13,734. About 7.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.
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