Harrison township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 37.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,007 (all rural)
| Males: 515 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 492 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 983 (827 owner occupied, 156 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Harrison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 41.8
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Average household size: 2.55
| Harrison township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Harrison township: | $43,890 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $450 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,835 (it was $77,900 in 2000)
| : | $119,835 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Harrison township: Sulfur Springs Station (A), Harrison Manns Choice Community Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Harrison township: Milligan Cove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Joseph Smyth Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sulphur Springs Creek (A), Milligan Run (B), Smally Spring Branch (C), Buffalo Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Harrison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 778
- Northeast: 35
- Midwest: 30
- South: 129
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
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
24 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 477
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 102
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Harrison township with a mortgage: 93 (3 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 80
- Machinery (14%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (23%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harrison township:
- German (47.8%)
- English (13.7%)
- Irish (11.7%)
- United States or American (3.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.5%)
- Polish (2.0%)
- Scottish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 311 (77%)
- Carpooled: 51 (13%)
- Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 21 (5%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 20 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%)
- Wood (14%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Coal or coke (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
24 people in nursing homes
97.6% of residents of Harrison township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 965- In family households: 870 (270 male householders, 31 female householders)
266 spouses, 263 children (244 natural, 9 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 95 (45 male householders (39 living alone)), 40 female householders (38 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 24 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 162 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 77 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
200 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (14 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 9.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |