West Hemlock township, Montour County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 7.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 489 (all rural)
Males: 256 | (52.4%) |
Females: 233 | (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 489 (470 owner occupied, 19 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 4% |
State: | 29% |
Races in West Hemlock township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Black: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.91
West Hemlock township: | 2.9 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
West Hemlock township: | $50,952 |
Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
Here: | $559 |
State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $152,735 (it was $91,500 in 2000)
: | $152,735 |
Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Population density: 63 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 7.9% |
Whole state: | 11.0% |
This township: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bropps (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in West Hemlock township include: Longs Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Saint Peters Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of West Hemlock township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 432
- Northeast: 24
- Midwest: 17
- South: 18
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 156
- Mobile homes: 31
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,400
Housing units in West Hemlock township with a mortgage: 50 (0 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Health care (13%)
- Chemicals (9%)
- Utilities (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Health care (46%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (14%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Hemlock township:
- German (42.3%)
- English (9.5%)
- Irish (8.3%)
- Polish (6.8%)
- United States or American (6.3%)
- Dutch (6.1%)
- Italian (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 193 (79%)
- Carpooled: 26 (11%)
- Taxi: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 1 (0%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 21 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (45%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Coal or coke (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (2%)
- Solar energy (1%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 507- In family households: 483 (130 male householders, 20 female householders)
128 spouses, 164 children (152 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person,
109 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (4 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |