Clover Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Clover Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Countryside between Corsica and Summerville
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Clover Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Jefferson
Settled	1812
Incorporated	1841
Government
• Type	A Township of the Second Class, having a three member board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	16.2 sq mi (42 km²)
Population (2000)
• Total	474
• Density	29.3/sq mi (11.3/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	814

Clover Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 448 at the 2010 census. It was named for Levi G. Clover, Jefferson County prothonotary in 1841.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42 km²), all of it land. The Borough of Summerville is contained wholly within the township. There are two unincorporated villages, Baxter and Content located in the township as well.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 448 people, 190 households, and 139 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.3 people per square mile (11.3/km²). There were 225 housing units at an average density of 13.4/sq.mi (5.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.3% White, 0.7% from other races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 190 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the township the population was spread out, with 10.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 10.2% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.9 years. There were 225 males and 223 females.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,786, and the median income for a family was $59,057. The per capita income for the township was $23,739. About 5.6% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

↑ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 476.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Brookville

Boroughs	Big Run Brockway Brookville Corsica Falls Creek‡ Punxsutawney Reynoldsville Summerville Sykesville Timblin Worthville

Townships	Barnett Beaver Bell Clover Eldred Gaskill Heath Henderson Knox McCalmont Oliver Perry Pine Creek Polk Porter Ringgold Rose Snyder Union Warsaw Washington Winslow Young

CDP	Crenshaw

Unincorporated communities	Adrian Mines Alaska Allens Mills Anita Baxter Beechtree Beechwoods Bells Mills Blowtown Bowersville Cloe Coal Glen Coder Conifer Content Coolspring Cortez Desire Dora Ella Emerickville Fordham Frostburg Fuller Hamilton Hazen Heathville Horatio Howe Kahletown Knox Dale Lanes Mills Langville Markton McMinns Summit Munderf North Freedom Ohl Oliveburg Panic Pancoast Pansy Pardus Port Barnett Porter Prescottville Ramsaytown Rathmel Richardsville Ringgold Rockdale Roseville Sandy Valley Schoffner Corner Sigel Soldier Sprankle Mills Stanton Stump Creek Sugar Hill Valier Walston Warsaw Westville Winslow Wishaw

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°07′54″N 79°10′32″W / 41.13167°N 79.17556°W / 41.13167; -79.17556

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