Bloom Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

Bloom Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania highlighting Bloom Township
Map of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Clearfield
Settled	1815
Incorporated	1860
Area
• Total	18.9 sq mi (49.0 km²)
Population (2010)
• Total	414
• Density	21.8/sq mi (8.4/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	814

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	412	—
2010	414	0.5%

Bloom Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 414 at the 2010 census.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.9 square miles (49 km²), of which, 18.9 square miles (49 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.11%) is water.

Communities

Chestnut Grove
Greenville
Laborde

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 412 people, 169 households, and 119 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.8 people per square mile (8.4/km²). There were 220 housing units at an average density of 11.6/sq mi (4.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.76% White and 0.24% Native American.

There were 169 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 114.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,909, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $28,611 versus $22,813 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,470. About 9.3% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

School Districts

DuBois Area School District

External links

History of Bloom Township, PA

References

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Municipalities and communities of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Clearfield

City	DuBois

Boroughs	Brisbin Burnside Chester Hill Clearfield Coalport Curwensville Falls Creek‡ Glen Hope Grampian Houtzdale Irvona Mahaffey New Washington Newburg Osceola Mills Ramey Troutville Wallaceton Westover

Townships	Beccaria Bell Bigler Bloom Boggs Bradford Brady Burnside Chest Cooper Covington Decatur Ferguson Girard Goshen Graham Greenwood Gulich Huston Jordan Karthaus Knox Lawrence Morris Penn Pike Pine Sandy Union Woodward

CDPs	Allport Bigler Grassflat Hawk Run Hyde Kylertown Morrisdale Oklahoma Plymptonville Sandy Treasure Lake West Decatur

Unincorporated communities	Helvetia Lumber City Luthersburg McGees Mills Oak Ridge Penfield Rockton Sylvan Grove Viola

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°02′00″N 78°37′59″W / 41.03333°N 78.63306°W / 41.03333; -78.63306

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