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Barry Township, Pennsylvania

Township in Pennsylvania, US


Township in Pennsylvania, US

FieldValue
official_nameBarry Township, Pennsylvania
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineBarry Township Outland.jpg
image_captionA farm in Barry Township
image_mapMap of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Barry Township.PNG
mapsize250x200px
map_captionMap of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Barry Township
image_map1Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Schuylkill County.svg
mapsize1250x200px
map_caption1Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Schuylkill
established_titleSettled
established_date1808
established_title1Incorporated
established_date11822
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km243.52
area_land_km243.46
area_water_km20.06
area_total_sq_mi16.80
area_land_sq_mi16.78
area_water_sq_mi0.03
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total914
population_density_km220.66
population_density_sq_mi53.52
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
pop_est_as_of2023
pop_est_footnotes
population_est918
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info42-107-04352

Barry Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1822, it is named for American Revolutionary War Commander John Barry and was formed from parts of Norwegian and Schuylkill Townships.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.8 sqmi, of which 16.7 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi (0.12%) is water. It contains part of the census-designated place of Beurys Lake.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 967 people, 362 households, and 275 families living in the township. The population density was 57.8 PD/sqmi. There were 451 housing units at an average density of 26.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. Of the 362 households, 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.4% of households were one person and 10.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.96.

The age distribution was 21.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median household income was $39,861 and the median family income was $45,658. Males had a median income of $37,813 versus $21,964 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,539. About 4.7% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". US Census Bureau.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  4. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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