Blacklick township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Blacklick township, PA map Land area: 31.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,200 (12% urban, 88% rural)

Males: 1,120	(50.9%)
Females: 1,080	(49.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,194 (1,952 owner occupied, 242 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	29%

Races in Blacklick township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
Black: 0.0%
Asian: 0.0%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 40.6
Median age of females: 42.0

Average houshold size: 2.63
Average family size: 3.03

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Population density: 71 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.8%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Blacklick township: Saint Charles Church.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elk Creek, Downey Run, Simmons Run, Crooked Run, Coalpit Run, Stevens Run, Carney Run, Walker Run, Hill Creek.

Park in Blacklick township: State Game Lands Number 79.

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (100% naturalized citizens)

Blacklick township:	0.5%
State:	4.1%

78% of Blacklick township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2041
Northeast: 38
Midwest: 38
South: 37
West: 29

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000

Blacklick township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 684
One, attached: 33
Two: 12
3 or 4: 9
5 to 9: 9
Mobile homes: 151

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,500

Housing units in Blacklick township with a mortgage: 219 (8 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 274

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 49
1990 to 1994: 69
1980 to 1989: 114
1970 to 1979: 159
1960 to 1969: 39
1950 to 1959: 42
1940 to 1949: 82
1939 or earlier: 335

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blacklick township, Pennsylvania:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 42
5 rooms: 155
6 rooms: 222
7 rooms: 161
8 rooms: 76
9 or more rooms: 55

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blacklick township, Pennsylvania:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 18
4 rooms: 21
5 rooms: 14
6 rooms: 27
7 rooms: 14
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 17

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blacklick township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 13
2 bedrooms: 141
3 bedrooms: 456
4 bedrooms: 100
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blacklick township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 21
2 bedrooms: 22
3 bedrooms: 54
4 bedrooms: 17
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Blacklick township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 45
1 vehicle: 141
2 vehicles: 312
3 vehicles: 177
4 vehicles: 45
5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Blacklick township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 29
1 vehicle: 32
2 vehicles: 49
3 vehicles: 4
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Public administration (11%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (2%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Personal appearance workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Blacklick township:

German (20.7%)
Irish (14.5%)
Polish (12.6%)
Italian (9.5%)
United States or American (7.4%)
English (7.0%)
Slovak (6.5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Italy (50%)
Poland (50%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 755 (83%)
Carpooled: 120 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
Walked: 29 (3%)
Other means: 4 (0%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%)
Coal or coke (11%)
Electricity (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Utility gas (2%)
Wood (1%)

6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

97.8% of residents of Blacklick township speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,193

In family households: 1,972 (538 male householders, 101 female householders)
537 spouses, 695 children (674 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 22 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 221 (81 male householders (49 living alone)), 105 female householders (100 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 281 2-persons, 146 3-persons, 146 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 17 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 149 1-person, 32 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

375 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (18 men, 39 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21

Here:	9.1%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	7.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	10.3%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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