Snow Shoe township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 83.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,760 (all rural)
| Males: 912 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 848 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,760 (1,598 owner occupied, 162 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Snow Shoe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.7
Median age of females: 40.4
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Average household size: 2.58
| Snow Shoe township: | 2.6 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Snow Shoe township: | $53,207 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $800 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $198,700 (it was $109,400 in 2000)
| : | $198,700 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $235,633
Here: $235,633 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $197,654
Here: $197,654 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $202,957
Here: $202,957 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,438
Here: $148,438 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $176,356
Here: $176,356 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $46,310
Here: $46,310 State: $45,445
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Snow Shoe, Clarence, Moshannon.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Snow Shoe township: Beauty Camp (A), Beech Creek Lodge (B), Gillintown Mines Station (C), Swanset Camp (D), Twin Pines Camp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Askey Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Snow Shoe Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jonathan Run (A), North Fork Beech Creek (B), Horsehead Run (C), Hicklen Run (D), Stinktown Run (E), Black Moshannon Creek (F), Logway Run (G), Wolf Run (H), Contrary Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
58% of Snow Shoe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 431
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 146
- South: 11
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,164
- One, attached: 5
- Mobile homes: 72
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Snow Shoe township with a mortgage: 93 (5 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 133
- Construction (17%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Paper (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Retail florists (6%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Lawyers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Art and design workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Snow Shoe township:
- German (34.9%)
- Norwegian (15.5%)
- Swedish (11.6%)
- English (6.0%)
- United States or American (4.4%)
- Italian (3.3%)
- Finnish (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 135 (71%)
- Carpooled: 8 (4%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 13 (7%)
- Worked at home: 32 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Wood (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
97.4% of residents of Snow Shoe township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (17% speak English very well, 67% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 625- In family households: 527 (203 male householders, 15 female householders)
215 spouses, 82 children (80 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 98 (55 male householders (47 living alone)), 34 female householders (32 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 173 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 79 1-person, 10 2-persons,
315 married couples with children.
65 single-parent households (13 men, 52 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 21.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 17.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |