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Raccoon Township, Pennsylvania
Raccoon Township is a township that is located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,788 at the time of the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. GeographyRaccoon Township is located in southern Beaver County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.4 square miles (50.3 km2), of which 18.8 square miles (48.8 km2) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2), or 3.10%, is water.[3] Surrounding neighborhoodsRaccoon Township has eight borders, including Potter Township to the north, Center Township to the east, Hopewell Township to the east-southeast, Independence Township to the southeast, Hanover Township to the south, Greene Township to the west, Shippingport to the northwest, and Industry to the north-northwest. Demographics
As of the 2000 census,[5] there were 3,397 people, 1,186 households, and 970 families residing in the township. The population density was 183.3 inhabitants per square mile (70.8/km2). There were 1,227 housing units at an average density of 66.2 per square mile (25.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.70% White, 0.38% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population. There were 1,186 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 69.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.15. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 27.1% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 6.1% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.8% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 26.7% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 9.3% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years. For every one hundred females, there were 99.9 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 97.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $53,036, and the median income for a family was $58,533. Males had a median income of $44,647 compared with that of $22,171 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,363. Approximately 5.0% of families and 5.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 12.6% of those who were aged sixty-five or older. References
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