Oakland Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
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Oakland Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township hall at Woodbine Township hall at Woodbine | |
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| Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania, highlighting Oakland Township Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania, highlighting Oakland Township | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler |
| Settled | 1798 |
| Incorporated | 1854 |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 2,772 Decrease |
| • Estimate (2022)[2] | 2,731 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-019-55992 |
| Website | oaklandtownship |
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
Template:US Census population As of the 2000 census,[4] 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.
Education
It is in the Butler Area School District.[5] Butler Area Intermediate High School and Butler Area Senior High School are the district's comprehensive secondary schools.
The district formerly operated Oakland Township Elementary School,[6] which closed in 2015.[7]
References
- ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Butler County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2024. - Text list
- ↑ "Butler Area Schools". Butler Area School District. Archived from the original on March 3, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Residents Upset With Butler District's Decision To Close Schools". CBS News. KDKA-TV. May 7, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
External links
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Coordinates: 40°54′55″N 79°49′42″W / 40.91528°N 79.82833°W