Miller Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Miller Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania.

Miller Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Miller Township
Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Huntingdon
Area
• Total	22.21 sq mi (57.54 km2)
• Land	22.21 sq mi (57.54 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	457
• Estimate  (2022)	451
• Density	20.53/sq mi (7.93/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	16652
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-061-49624
Local phone exchanges: 667

Miller Township is a township that is located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 457 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

Following the American Revolution, Matthew Miller and his wife, Mary Dunn, emigrated from County Donegal, Ireland to Juniata County. A few years later, they moved and settled on a beautiful piece of ground in what is now Miller Township. The land they owned is situated on top of Warrior Ridge and is still owned by Matthew's descendants. It is for him that the township is named.

Established in 1881, Miller Township was one of the last municipalities created within Huntingdon County. At the time of formation, Miller Township's population was estimated to be between four and five hundred citizens. Today, the population is officially 459.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.4 square miles (58.1 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	514		—
2010	462		−10.1%
2020	457		−1.1%
2022 (est.)	451		−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 514 people, 199 households, and 153 families residing in the township.

The population density was 22.9 people per square mile (8.8/km²). There were 239 housing units at an average density of 10.7/sq mi (4.1/km²).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.42% White and 0.58% African American.

There were 199 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 68.8% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.95.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.5% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 4.1% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 31.1% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 26.1% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.2% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.

For every one hundred females, there were 98.5 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,283, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $32,292 compared with that of $30,625 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $17,680.

Approximately 7.2% of families and 6.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those were under the age of eighteen and 6.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

External links

• Miller Township