Township in Pennsylvania, United States
Henderson Township is a township which is located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 923 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
This township includes the village of Ardenheim.
History
The Pennsylvania Canal Guard Lock and Feeder Dam, Raystown Branch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[3]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.0 square miles (67 km2), of which 25.9 square miles (67 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.50%) is water.
Adjacent Municipalities
All municipalities listed are in Huntingdon County unless otherwise noted.
Demographics
Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2000 | 972 | | — |
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| 2010 | 933 | | −4.0% |
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| 2020 | 923 | | −1.1% |
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| 2022 (est.) | 913 | [2] | −1.1% |
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As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 933 people and 394 households within the township.
The population density was 35.9 inhabitants per square mile (13.9/km2). There were 544 housing units at an average density of 20.9/sq mi (8.1/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 99.14% White, 0.32% African American, 0.11% other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
There were 394 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.3% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the township the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of eighteen, 2.0% from eighteen to nineteen, 3.4% from twenty to twenty-four, 8.7% from twenty-five to thirty-four, 20.5% from thirty-five to forty-nine, 29.0% from fifty to sixty-four, and 17.4% who were sixty-five years of age or older.
The median age was forty-one years. The population was 50.70% male, and 49.30% female.
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