Butler Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.1 square miles (68 km²), of which, 26.1 square miles (68 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.11%) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 3,588 people, 1,416 households, and 1,035 families living in the township. The population density was 137.4 people per square mile (53.1/km²). There were 1,540 housing units at an average density of 59.0/sq mi (22.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.91% White, 0.59% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11%.[4]

Of the 1,416 households 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 23.9% of households were one person and 13.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.88.

The age distribution was 18.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median household income was $39,375 and the median family income was $48,886. Males had a median income of $34,259 versus $21,806 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,723. About 2.6% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

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