Knox township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 17.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,045 (all rural)
| Males: 515 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 530 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,045 (977 owner occupied, 68 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Knox township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.67
| Knox township: | 2.7 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.18
| Knox township: | $42,813 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $448 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $105,878 (it was $68,000 in 2000)
| : | $105,878 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 61 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Knox township: Saint Josephs Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Step Run (A), Mahles Run (B), Licking Creek (C), Little Toby Creek (D), Lauer Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of Knox township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 973
- Northeast: 38
- Midwest: 12
- South: 19
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 409
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 3
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 24
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,600
Housing units in Knox township with a mortgage: 104 (6 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 142
- Wood products (15%)
- Construction (13%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Accommodation and food services (17%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Knox township:
- German (75.0%)
- United States or American (7.8%)
- Irish (3.5%)
- Italian (3.2%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.0%)
- Polish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 426 (83%)
- Carpooled: 51 (10%)
- Walked: 18 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 14 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (81%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.6% of residents of Knox township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,048- In family households: 929 (256 male householders, 26 female householders)
258 spouses, 355 children (347 natural, 3 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 15 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 119 (53 male householders (43 living alone)), 54 female householders (54 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 114 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 76 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 97 1-person, 6 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
209 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (8 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54
| Here: | 51.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 6.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |