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For other places with the same name, see Oakland Township.

Oakland Township is a township that is located in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,772 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

Oakland Township is located in east-central Butler County and contains the unincorporated communities of Woodbine, North Oakland, and Boydstown. Connoquenessing Creek flows through the northwestern part of the township, impounded as Lake Oneida for a portion of its course.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.0 square miles (62.2 km2), of which 23.7 square miles (61.3 km2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km2), or 1.37%, is water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20102,987—
20202,772−7.2%
2022 (est.)2,731[2]−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the 2000 census,[5] there were 3,074 people, 1,112 households, and 876 families living in the township.

The population density was 134.1 inhabitants per square mile (51.8/km2). There were 1,168 housing units at an average density of 50.9 per square mile (19.7/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.54% White, 0.10% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.07% of the population.

There were 1,112 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 67.6% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 18.4% 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 2.76 and the average family size was 3.15.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.9% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.4% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.1% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 24.6% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 12.0% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years.

For every one hundred females there were 103.2 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,025, and the median income for a family was $49,395. Males had a median income of $32,285 compared with that of $22,854 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $17,313.

Approximately 6.9% of families and 6.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 19.2% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oakland township, Butler County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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