Hegins Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Schuylkill County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania where the Schuylkill River starts The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 3,519 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 0 square miles (82. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,519 people, 1,447 households, and 1,021 families residing in the township. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 109. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9 people per square mile (42. 4/km²). There were 1,540 housing units at an average density of 48. 1/sq mi (18. 6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99. 01% White, 0. 09% African American, 0. 23% Asian, 0. 06% Pacific Islander, 0. 34% from other races, and 0. 28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 57% of the population.
There were 1,447 households out of which 28. 2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60. 7% were married couples living together, 6. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29. 4% were non-families. 25. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 43 and the average family size was 2. 91.
In the township the population was spread out with 21. 3% under the age of 18, 7. 9% from 18 to 24, 27. 0% from 25 to 44, 23. 8% from 45 to 64, and 19. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96. 0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,091, and the median income for a family was $43,207. Males had a median income of $30,673 versus $24,704 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,571. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 3. 0% of families and 6. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 9% of those under age 18 and 7. 5% of those age 65 or over.