Canoe township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 27.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,670 (29% urban, 71% rural)

Males: 830	(49.7%)
Females: 840	(50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,510 (1,270 owner occupied, 240 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	29%

Races in Canoe township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 40.8

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Average household size: 2.55

Canoe township:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.01

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,405 ($28,393 in 1999)

This township:	$31,405
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $399 (lower quartile is $298, upper quartile is $533)

Here:	$399
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $62,446 (it was $43,300 in 2000)

Canoe township:	$62,446
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $33,760 - $114,888

Population density: 62 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	13.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (100% naturalized citizens)

Canoe township:	0.4%
State:	4.1%

74% of Canoe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 1534
Northeast: 49
Midwest: 32
South: 44
West: 9

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,000

Canoe township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

People in group quarters in Canoe township, Pennsylvania

111 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
42 people in homes for the mentally ill
7 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 535
One, attached: 40
Two: 8
3 or 4: 4
5 to 9: 4
Mobile homes: 97

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500

Housing units in Canoe township with a mortgage: 143 (2 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 176

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 79
1970 to 1979: 114
1960 to 1969: 16
1950 to 1959: 54
1940 to 1949: 23
1939 or earlier: 363

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canoe township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 67 5 rooms: 149 6 rooms: 136 7 rooms: 94 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 18

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canoe township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 20 5 rooms: 18 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 3 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canoe township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 159 3 bedrooms: 260 4 bedrooms: 58 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canoe township:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 34 3 bedrooms: 42 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Canoe township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 156 2 vehicles: 214 3 vehicles: 66 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Canoe township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 38 2 vehicles: 37 3 vehicles: 3 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Mining (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (25%)
Educational services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Canoe township:

German (24.7%)
United States or American (13.9%)
Italian (11.6%)
Irish (10.0%)
English (9.3%)
Polish (6.1%)
Dutch (3.6%)

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

Italy (33%)
Korea (33%)
Mexico (33%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 488 (76%)
Carpooled: 88 (14%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 21 (3%)
Other means: 9 (1%)
Worked at home: 29 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (75%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Electricity (3%) Coal or coke (2%) Wood (1%)

People in group quarters in Canoe township, Pennsylvania

111 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
42 people in homes for the mentally ill
7 people in other nonhousehold living situations

97.4% of residents of Canoe township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,519

In family households: 1,345 (342 male householders, 87 female householders)
347 spouses, 482 children (435 natural, 8 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 12 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 174 (59 male householders (50 living alone)), 95 female householders (86 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 160 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 184 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 97 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 12 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 136 1-person, 18 2-persons.

243 married couples with children.
93 single-parent households (25 men, 68 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	2.3%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	2.1%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	5.9%
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)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Canoe township:

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