Spring Creek Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania

Spring Creek Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania
Township
Site of the ghost town of Irwintown
Location in Elk County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Elk
Settled	1831
Incorporated	Before 1843
Area [1]
• Total	64.35 sq mi (166.65 km2)
• Land	63.63 sq mi (164.81 km2)
• Water	0.71 sq mi (1.85 km2)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	198
• Estimate  (2022)[2]	196
• Density	3.1/sq mi (1.2/km2)
FIPS code	42-047-72928

Spring Creek Township is a township in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 198 at the 2020 census,^[2] down from 233 in 2010.^[3]

The Lake City School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.^[4]

The township is in the southwestern part of Elk County and is bordered by Jefferson County to the southwest. The Clarion River crosses the township from east to west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 64.4 square miles (166.7 km²), of which 63.6 square miles (164.8 km²) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km²), or 1.11%, is water.^[3]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 260 people, 111 households, and 77 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.1 people per square mile (1.6 people/km²). There were 634 housing units at an average density of 10.0 units per square mile (3.9 units/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.23% White, and 0.77% from two or more races.

There were 111 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $25,179, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $22,159 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,383. About 2.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.8% of those sixty five or over.

41°20′00″N 78°49′59″W / 41.33333°N 78.83306°W / 41.33333; -78.83306