Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Salem Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Township in Pennsylvania, United States

Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Township

Farmland on Stevenson Road

Location of Salem Township in Mercer County

Location of Mercer County in Pennsylvania

Country| United States
State| Pennsylvania
County| Mercer
Area

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• Total

| 13.39 sq mi (34.68 km2)
• Land| 13.36 sq mi (34.61 km2)
• Water| 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 751

• Estimate

(2022)[2]

| 743
• Density| 54.78/sq mi (21.15/km2)
Time zone| UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code| 724
Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2000| 769| | —
2010| 754| | −2.0%
2020| 752| | −0.3%
2022 (est.)| 743| [2]| −1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Salem Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 752 at the 2020 census,[4] down from 754 in 2010.[5]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.4 square miles (34.6 km2), of which 13.3 square miles (34.5 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.22%) is water.

## Demographics

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As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 769 people, 295 households, and 225 families residing in the township. The population density was 57.7 inhabitants per square mile (22.3/km2). There were 313 housing units at an average density of 23.5/sq mi (9.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.70% White, 0.52% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 295 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $40,357. Males had a median income of $32,232 versus $26,111 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,317. About 5.4% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

## References

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1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
2. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2023. `{{cite web}}`: `|last1=` has generic name (help)
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 June 2022. `{{cite web}}`: `|last1=` has generic name (help)
5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Mercer

Cities|

* Farrell
* Hermitage
* Sharon

Boroughs|

* Clark
* Fredonia
* Greenville
* Grove City
* Jackson Center
* Jamestown
* Mercer
* New Lebanon
* Sandy Lake
* Sharpsville
* Sheakleyville
* Stoneboro
* West Middlesex

Townships|

* Coolspring
* Deer Creek
* Delaware
* East Lackawannock
* Fairview
* Findley
* French Creek
* Greene
* Hempfield
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Lackawannock
* Lake
* Liberty
* Mill Creek
* New Vernon
* Otter Creek
* Perry
* Pine
* Pymatuning
* Salem
* Sandy Creek
* Sandy Lake
* Shenango
* South Pymatuning
* Springfield
* Sugar Grove
* West Salem
* Wilmington
* Wolf Creek
* Worth

CDPs|

* Lake Latonka
* Reynolds Heights

Unincorporated
communities|

* Amsterdam
* Carlton
* Clarks Mills
* Hadley
* Indian Run
* Maysville
* Transfer

Former settlements|

* Wheatland

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