Richmond Township is a

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, United States. The population was 1,357 at the 2020 census, down from 1,475 at the 2010 census.

History

The

John Brown Tannery Site John Brown Farm, Tannery & Museum, 17620 John Brown Rd., Guys Mills, PA 16327, is a historic archaeological site located in Richmond Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The tannery was built in 1825 by famed abolitionist John Brown (1800– ...

was listed on the

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in 1978.

Geography

The township is in the east-central part of Crawford County. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.19%, is water.

Natural Features

Richmond Township is located in the Glaciated Plateau of Northwest Pennsylvania. Richmond Township is drained by Muddy Creek and its tributary, Mackey Run in the northeast, Woodcock Creek in the west and by Mohawk Run, a tributary of French Creek in the northwest corner. The lowest elevation, , is located where Muddy Creek flows out of the township at Eaton Corners, while the highest elevation, , is located on a high point south of South Richmond Corners. Muddy Creek rises within this township and Woodcock Creek flows through a "mini-gorge" in this township.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,379 people, 515 households, and 397 families residing in the township. The

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was 37.7 people per square mile (14.6/km²). There were 577 housing units at an average density of 15.8/sq mi (6.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.49%

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, 0.07%

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, 0.15% from

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, and 0.29% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population. There were 515 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were

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living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.99. In the township the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 115.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $39,583, and the median income for a family was $43,958. Males had a median income of $33,056 versus $22,321 for females. The

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for the township was $17,292. About 3.5% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the

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, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Richmond Township official website
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