Liberty Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,237 at the 2010 census.[3]

Liberty Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Township
House in Zora near the state line
Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Adams
Settled	1736
Incorporated	1800
Area [1]
• Total	16.23 sq mi (42.05 km2)
• Land	16.23 sq mi (42.03 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,237
• Estimate  (2016)[2]	1,245
• Density	76.71/sq mi (29.62/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	717
FIPS code	42-001-43056

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.62 square miles (43.05 km²), of which 16.62 square miles (43.04 km²) is land and 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.04%, is water.[3] The township is split into two sections by the borough of Carroll Valley.

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,063 people, 407 households, and 326 families residing in the township. The population density was 65.7 people per square mile (25.4/km²). There were 433 housing units at an average density of 26.8/sq mi (10.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.40% White, 0.19% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 407 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,833, and the median income for a family was $53,456. Males had a median income of $36,094 versus $27,120 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,789. About 2.1% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

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