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词条 Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
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  1. Geography

     Streams 

  2. Demographics

  3. History

  4. Cemeteries

  5. References

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|official_name = Cowanshannock Township, Pennsylvania
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|image_skyline = Cowanshannock Township hills and forests.jpg
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|image_caption = Hills west of Barnards
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|image_map = Map of Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png
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|map_caption = Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania highlighting Cowanshannock Township
|image_map1 = Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Armstrong County.svg
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|map_caption1 = Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Armstrong
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1807
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1848
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|area_total_km2 = 120.06
|area_land_km2 = 118.27
|area_water_km2 = 1.78
|area_total_sq_mi = 46.35
|area_land_sq_mi = 45.66
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.69
|population_as_of = 2010
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 2899
|population_density_km2 = 23.77
|population_density_sq_mi = 61.56
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|population_est = 2811
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 42-005-16728
}}Cowanshannock Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,899 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of {{convert|120.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|118.3|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.8|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.49%, is water.[3]

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 and Smeltzer.

Streams

Cowanshannock Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, flows west through Cowanshannock Township.[4]

Demographics

{{US Census population
|2010= 2899
|estyear=2016
|estimate=2811
|estref=[5]
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[6]
}}

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 3,006 people, 1,121 households, and 830 families residing in the township. The population density was 65.9 people per square mile (25.4/km²). There were 1,210 housing units at an average density of 26.5/sq mi (10.2/km²). 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.[8] Its early history is detailed in Robert Walter Smith's 1883 History of Armstrong County.[9]

Cemeteries

  • Dunkard / Slate Hill Cemetery[10] located in the middle of a field about a mile from Sagamore
  • Elgin - Old Presbyterian Cemetery[11]
  • Harkleroad Cemetery[12]
  • McIntosh Cemetery[13]
  • Pleasant Union Cemetery[14]
  • Saint Johns Cemetery[15]
  • Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery[16]
  • Saint Pauls Cemetery[17] located at the intersection of Church Road and St. Paul's Rd.
  • Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery[18]
  • Schrecengost Farm Cemetery[19]
  • Sowers Cemetery[20]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Aug 13, 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200516728| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cowanshannock township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 31, 2013}}
4. ^{{Cite gnis|id=1192306|name=Cowanshannock Creek|accessdate=2010-11-16}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=September 11, 2013 |df= }}
8. ^{{cite web | url=http://usgwarchives.net/maps/pa/county/armstr/1876/cowans.jpg | title=Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 33 | publisher=Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. | year=1876 | accessdate=9 November 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web | url=https://ia802704.us.archive.org/5/items/historyofarmstro01smit/historyofarmstro01smit_bw.pdf | title=History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 13, page 286 | author=Robert Walter Smith | publisher=Chicago: Waterman, Watkins. | year=1883 | accessdate=7 November 2018}}
10. ^{{cite gnis|1192380|Dunkard / Slate Hill Cemetery}}
11. ^{{cite gnis|2775908|Elgin - Old Presbyterian Cemetery}}
12. ^{{cite gnis|2775917|Harkleroad Cemetery}}
13. ^{{cite gnis|2775932|McIntosh Cemetery}}
14. ^{{cite gnis|2775952|Pleasant Union Cemetery}}
15. ^{{cite gnis|1186070|Saint Johns Cemetery}}
16. ^{{cite gnis|2775967|Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery}}
17. ^{{cite gnis|2775970|Saint Pauls Cemetery}}
18. ^{{cite gnis|2775972|Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery}}
19. ^{{cite gnis|2775973|Schrecengost Farm Cemetery}}
20. ^{{cite gnis|2775868|Sowers Cemetery}}
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