West Cameron Township, Pennsylvania
{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Distinguish|East Cameron Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cameron County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = West Cameron Township, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = Township
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|image_skyline = View of West Cameron Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania looking south.JPG
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|image_caption = View of West Cameron Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania looking south to a forested ridge
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|image_map = Map of Northumberland County Pennsylvania Highlighting West Cameron Township.PNG
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|map_caption = Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting West Cameron Township
|image_map1 = Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Northumberland County.svg
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|map_caption1 = Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Northumberland
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|government_type = Board of Supervisors
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|established_title = Settled
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|established_title1 = Incorporated
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 30.79
|area_land_km2 = 30.37
|area_water_km2 = 0.42
|area_total_sq_mi = 11.89
|area_land_sq_mi = 11.73
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.16
|population_as_of = 2010
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 541
|population_density_km2 = 17.65
|population_density_sq_mi = 45.71
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
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|area_code = 570
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|pop_est_as_of = 2016
|pop_est_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 9, 2017}}
|population_est = 536
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 42-097-82680
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West Cameron Township is a township that is located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The population at the time of the 2010 Census was 541,{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): West Cameron Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 22, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211026/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table| archive-date=February 12, 2020| url-status=dead}} an increase over the figure of 517 that was tabulated in 2000.
Geography
File:View of West Cameron Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania looking north.JPG
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 11.8 square miles (30.7 km2), all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
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|2010= 541
|estyear=2016
|estimate=536
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}
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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 517 people, 192 households, and 149 families residing in the township.
The population density was {{convert|43.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 205 housing units at an average density of 17.3/sq mi (6.7/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.
There were 192 households, out of which 31.3% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them; 66.7% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families.
Out of all of the households that were documented, 19.3% were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 23.4% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.9% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.6% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 24.6% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.5% who were sixty-five years of age or older.
The median age was thirty-nine years.
For every one hundred females, there were 110.2 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 109.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,813, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $31,250 compared with that of $19,000 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $14,563.
Approximately 5.7% of families and 4.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 8.4% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
References
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{{Northumberland County, Pennsylvania}}
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