Pine Creek Township is a

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in Jefferson County,

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, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2020 census. The township was named for the abundance of pine trees in the area.

Geography

The township is in central Jefferson County and is bordered to the west by the borough of Brookville, the

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passes through the township, with access from Exit 81 (

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) and Exit 86 ( Pennsylvania Route 830).

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runs through the township south of and roughly parallel to I-80, leading west into Brookville and southeast to Reynoldsville. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.99%, are water.

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, a northwestward-flowing tributary of Redbank Creek, forms the southwestern border of the township, while the North Fork of Redbank Creek forms part of the western border. Unincorporated communities in the township include Pinecreek, Port Barnett, Emerickville, Iowa, Fuller, and Meredith.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,369 people, 424 households, and 323 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 477 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.25%

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, 0.15%

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, 0.44% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population. There were 424 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were

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living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.93. In the township the population was spread out, with 18.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 28.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $32,574, and the median income for a family was $37,891. Males had a median income of $28,269 versus $21,169 for females. The

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for the township was $15,426. About 8.4% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the

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, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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