Elk Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Elk Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Elk Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Township
Houses at Leetonia
Map of Tioga County Highlighting Elk Township
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Tioga County
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Tioga
Settled	1799
Incorporated	1856
Area [1]
• Total	73.93 sq mi (191.48 km2)
• Land	73.82 sq mi (191.20 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	45
• Estimate  (2021) [2]	45
• Density	0.66/sq mi (0.26/km2)
Time zone	Eastern Time Zone (North America)
• Summer (DST)	EDT
FIPS code	42-117-23056

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2000	51		—
2010	49		−3.9%
2020	45		−8.2%
2021 (est.)	45	[2]	0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

Elk Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 45 at the 2020 census, ^[2] and 49 at the 2010 census. ^[4] There were five children under the age of 19 years.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 74.0 square miles (192 km²), of which 73.9 square miles (191 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.15%) is water.

Elk Township is bordered by Gaines and Shippen Townships to the north, Delmar and Morris Townships to the east, Lycoming County to the south and Potter County to the west.

Demographics

As of the census ^[5] of 2000, there were 51 people, 24 households, and 18 families residing in the township. The population density was 0.7 people per square mile (0.3/km²). There were 185 housing units at an average density of 2.5/sq mi (1.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.

There were 24 households, out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, and 25.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.44.

In the township the population was spread out, with 7.8% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 41.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females there were 112.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $22,188. Males had a median income of $52,500 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,576. There were 17.6% of families and 11.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Communities and locations

• Leetonia – A village within the Tioga State Forest in the east-central part of the township.
• Tioga State Forest– The majority of Elk Township is covered by the Tioga State Forest.

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
2. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. US Census Bureau (2013). "Table DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010" (PDF).
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Coordinates: 41°35′00″N77°30′59″W / 41.58333°N 77.51639°W / 41.58333; -77.51639