Porter township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Porter township, PA map Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,917 (all rural)

Males: 943	(49.2%)
Females: 974	(50.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,917 (1,653 owner occupied, 264 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	29%

Races in Porter township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.2%
Some other race: 0.3%

Median age of males: 41.2
Median age of females: 43.6

Average houshold size: 2.50
Average family size: 2.93

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Population density: 54 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	10.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Alexandria.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Camp Barree.

Cemeteries: Alexandria Methodist Cemetery, Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery, Cryder Cemetery, Loop Cemetery, Old Hartslog Cemetery, Huyett Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Robinson Run, Emma Creek, McLain Run.

70% of Porter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 1769
Northeast: 38
Midwest: 36
South: 62
West: 12

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Porter township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 675
One, attached: 8
3 or 4: 4
Mobile homes: 183
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,000

Housing units in Porter township with a mortgage: 255 (24 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 185

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 64
1990 to 1994: 52
1980 to 1989: 133
1970 to 1979: 186
1960 to 1969: 84
1950 to 1959: 61
1940 to 1949: 45
1939 or earlier: 229

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 10
4 rooms: 50
5 rooms: 184
6 rooms: 160
7 rooms: 98
8 rooms: 76
9 or more rooms: 67

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 37
5 rooms: 34
6 rooms: 23
7 rooms: 6
8 rooms: 12
9 or more rooms: 8

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

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 27
2 bedrooms: 138
3 bedrooms: 357
4 bedrooms: 105
5 or more bedrooms: 22

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Porter township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 13
2 bedrooms: 47
3 bedrooms: 48
4 bedrooms: 12
5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

no vehicle: 23
1 vehicle: 162
2 vehicles: 315
3 vehicles: 109
4 vehicles: 40
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 53
2 vehicles: 48
3 vehicles: 13
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 4

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Public administration (11%)
Paper (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Paper (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Porter township:

German (39.6%)
Irish (13.7%)
United States or American (11.9%)
English (9.6%)
Italian (4.0%)
Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
Scottish (2.1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 792 (82%)
Carpooled: 128 (13%)
Taxi: 2 (0%)
Walked: 24 (2%)
Worked at home: 23 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%)
Electricity (14%)
Wood (8%)
Coal or coke (7%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

97.8% of residents of Porter township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,925

In family households: 1,709 (501 male householders, 86 female householders)
477 spouses, 538 children (506 natural, 9 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 20 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 216 (65 male householders (53 living alone)), 126 female householders (120 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 273 2-persons, 151 3-persons, 110 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 173 1-person, 12 2-persons, 6 4-persons.

342 married couples with children.
76 single-parent households (26 men, 50 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	5.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	1.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	26.5%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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