Fannett Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Fannett Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Township
House in Spring Run
Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania highlighting Fannett Township
Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Franklin
Incorporated	1761
Area
• Total	68.4 sq mi (177 km²)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,370
• Density	13.4/sq mi (5.2/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717

Fannett Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,370 at the 2000 census. The township derives its name as an older variant spelling of Fanad, County Donegal from early Irish settlement in the area.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 68.4 square miles (177 km²), of which, 68.4 square miles (177 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.03%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,370 people, 824 households, and 619 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.6 people per square mile (13.4/km²). There were 1,045 housing units at an average density of 15.3/sq mi (5.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.73% White, 0.68% African American, 0.17% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 824 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,179, and the median income for a family was $38,250. Males had a median income of $27,309 versus $21,452 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,915. About 12.7% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.4% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Post office (right) and gas station in Spring Run
United Methodist Church
House

References

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Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Chambersburg

Boroughs	Chambersburg Greencastle Mercersburg Mont Alto Orrstown Shippensburg‡ Waynesboro

Townships	Antrim Fannett Greene Guilford Hamilton Letterkenny Lurgan Metal Montgomery Peters Quincy Southampton St. Thomas Warren Washington

CDPs	Blue Ridge Summit Fayetteville Fort Loudon Guilford Marion Pen Mar Rouzerville Scotland State Line Wayne Heights

Unincorporated communities	Amberson Claylick Concord Cove Gap Dry Run Fannettsburg Johnston Kasiesville Lemasters Monterey Old Forge Pleasant Hall Roxbury Shimpstown Spring Run Sylvan Upper Strasburg Upton Vanilla Welsh Run Williamson Willow Hill

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

Coordinates: 40°13′00″N 77°36′59″W / 40.21667°N 77.61639°W / 40.21667; -77.61639

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