Cherry Township is a

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Butler County, Pennsylvania Butler County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Western Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 193,763. Its county seat is Butler. Butler County was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Allegh ...

, United States. The population was 1,106 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Cherry Township is located in northern Butler County and contains the unincorporated communities of Coaltown, Five Points, Moniteau, Bovard, and Annandale.

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flows through the northwestern part of the township. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.04%, is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 1,053 people, 383 households, and 294 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 412 housing units at an average density of 15.9/sq mi (6.1/km²). The

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of the township was 98.1% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population. There were 383 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $36,615, and the median income for a family was $41,000. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,731 for females. The

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for the township was $14,288. About 8.0% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the

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, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

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