Metal Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Metal Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Township
Mt. Pleasant Iron Works House, a historic site in the township
Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania highlighting Metal Township
Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Franklin
Settled	1763
Incorporated	1795
Area
• Total	44.5 sq mi (115 km²)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,721
• Density	38.7/sq mi (14.9/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717

Metal Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,721 at the 2000 census.

History

The Bridge in Metal Township, Carrick Furnace, and Mt. Pleasant Iron Works House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 44.5 square miles (115.4 km²), of which 44.5 square miles (115.2 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km²) (0.16%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,721 people, 663 households, and 487 families residing in the township. The population density was 38.7 people per square mile (14.9/km²). There were 782 housing units at an average density of 17.6/sq mi (6.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.07% White, 0.35% African American, 0.17% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 663 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $28,725 versus $21,167 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,958. About 9.6% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Double Dip ice cream stand
Reformed church north of Fannettsburg

References

↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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: 39°59′00″N 77°52′28″W / 39.98333°N 77.87444°W / 39.98333; -77.87444

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