Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 120.1 km2, of which 118.3 km2 is land and 1.8 km2, or 1.49%, is water.

The boroughs of Atwood and Rural Valley are located within the township, which also includes the villages of Barnards, Blanco, Bryan, Hoosicks Mill, Lumstead, Margaret, Meredith, NuMine, Rose Valley, Sagamore, Smeltzer and Yatesboro.

Streams

Cowanshannock Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, flows west through Cowanshannock Township.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 3,006 people, 1,121 households, and 830 families residing in the township. The population density was 65.9 PD/sqmi. There were 1,210 housing units at an average density of 26.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 99.53% White, 0.10% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 1,121 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age of 37 years was significantly less than that of the county of 40 years. The distribution was 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $28,646, and the median income for a family was $35,372. Males had a median income of $29,485 versus $19,145 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,598. About 15.4% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

History

Cowanshannock Township appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Its early history is detailed in Robert Walter Smith's 1883 History of Armstrong County.

Cemeteries

• Dunkard / Slate Hill Cemetery located in the middle of a field about a mile from Sagamore
• Elgin - Old Presbyterian Cemetery
• Harkleroad Cemetery
• McIntosh Cemetery
• Pleasant Union Cemetery
• Saint Johns Cemetery
• Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
• Saint Pauls Cemetery located at the intersection of Church Road and St. Paul's Rd.
• Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery
• Schrecengost Farm Cemetery
• Sowers Cemetery

References

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". US Census Bureau.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cowanshannock township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
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5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
6. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
7. (1876). "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 33". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co..
8. Robert Walter Smith. (1883). "History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 13, page 286". Chicago: Waterman, Watkins..
9. {{cite gnis. 1192380. Dunkard / Slate Hill Cemetery
10. {{cite gnis. 2775908. Elgin - Old Presbyterian Cemetery
11. {{cite gnis. 2775917. Harkleroad Cemetery
12. {{cite gnis. 2775932. McIntosh Cemetery
13. {{cite gnis. 2775952. Pleasant Union Cemetery
14. {{cite gnis. 1186070. Saint Johns Cemetery
15. {{cite gnis. 2775967. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
16. {{cite gnis. 2775970. Saint Pauls Cemetery
17. {{cite gnis. 2775972. Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery
18. {{cite gnis. 2775973. Schrecengost Farm Cemetery
19. {{cite gnis. 2775868. Sowers Cemetery