Greenwood Township is a

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in Juniata County,

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, United States. The population was 536 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 617 tabulated in 2010.

History

The

Dimmsville Covered Bridge The Dimmsville Covered Bridge was a historic covered bridge located near Dimmsville, Greenwood Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania. It was a Burr Truss bridge. It measures and had vertical siding, windows at eave level, and a gable roof. I ...

was listed on the

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in 1979. It collapsed in 2017.

Geography

Greenwood Township is in eastern Juniata County and is centered on Turkey Valley, with Shellys Ridge and Lock Ridge to the south.

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, a tributary of the

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, flows through the western part of the township. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.01%, are water. Greenwood Township is bordered by Monroe Township to the north, Susquehanna Township to the east, Greenwood Township, Perry County to the south, and Delaware Township to the west. Unincorporated communities in the township include Seven Stars and Dimmsville. Pennsylvania Route 235 passes through the township, leading east to

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on the

Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...

, and west to East Salem.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 548 people, 194 households, and 152 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 223 housing units at an average density of 11.3/sq mi (4.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.54%

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, 0.73%

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, 0.18% Asian, and 0.55% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population. There were 194 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.7% were

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living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.24. In the township the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $40,139, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $32,054 versus $20,875 for females. The

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for the township was $17,344. About 5.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the

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, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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