Hemlock township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Hemlock township, PA map Land area: 17.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,874 (10% urban, 90% rural)

Males: 942	(50.3%)
Females: 932	(49.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,874 (1,683 owner occupied, 191 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	29%

Races in Hemlock township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
Black: 0.3%
Asian: 0.5%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 38.6

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Average household size: 2.63

Hemlock township:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.97

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,948 ($42,292 in 1999)

This township:	$52,948
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $411 (lower quartile is $348, upper quartile is $539)

Here:	$411
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,937 (it was $97,400 in 2000)

Hemlock township:	$127,937
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,138 - $196,285

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $162,306
Here: $162,306
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $125,298
Here: $125,298
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $73,741
Here: $73,741
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $42,981
Here: $42,981
State: $35,442

Population density: 107 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.6%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	2.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Fernville, Buckhorn.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creek: Hemlock Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 45 (76% naturalized citizens)

Hemlock township:	2.4%
State:	4.1%

63% of Hemlock township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 1564
Northeast: 122
Midwest: 61
South: 36
West: 35

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

Hemlock township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 654
One, attached: 22
Two: 13
Mobile homes: 58

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,800

Housing units in Hemlock township with a mortgage: 339 (29 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 164

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 122
1990 to 1994: 55
1980 to 1989: 74
1970 to 1979: 110
1960 to 1969: 80
1950 to 1959: 71
1940 to 1949: 48
1939 or earlier: 164

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hemlock township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 27 5 rooms: 146 6 rooms: 152 7 rooms: 130 8 rooms: 81 9 or more rooms: 80

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hemlock township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 27 5 rooms: 18 6 rooms: 24 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 3 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hemlock township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 81 3 bedrooms: 384 4 bedrooms: 117 5 or more bedrooms: 28

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hemlock township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 3 2 bedrooms: 45 3 bedrooms: 24 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Hemlock township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 130 2 vehicles: 333 3 vehicles: 95 4 vehicles: 34 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Hemlock township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 41 2 vehicles: 31 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 0 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 (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Health care (6%)
Food (5%)
Utilities (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (26%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Hemlock township:

German (39.0%)
United States or American (11.2%)
Polish (6.9%)
Irish (6.3%)
Dutch (6.1%)
Italian (5.4%)
English (5.3%)

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

Germany (16%)
Taiwan (13%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (9%)
Japan (9%)
India (9%)
Netherlands (7%)
Philippines (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 792 (85%)
Carpooled: 102 (11%)
Walked: 13 (1%)
Other means: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 14 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%) Electricity (21%) Utility gas (11%) Coal or coke (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (1%)

96.7% of residents of Hemlock township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 53% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English well, 67% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,874

In family households: 1,685 (504 male householders, 57 female householders)
517 spouses, 540 children (493 natural, 9 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 14 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 189 (64 male householders (50 living alone)), 91 female householders (72 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 257 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 121 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 122 1-person, 32 2-persons, 1 5-persons.

373 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (46 men, 24 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	9.2%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	15.6%
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 Hemlock township:

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