Haycock Township, Pennsylvania
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Haycock Township is a township in Bucks County
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Industry and commerce :The boroughs of Bristol and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along the Northeast Corridor during World War II. Suburban development accelerated in Lower Bucks in the 1950s with the opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania, the second such "Levittown" designed by...

, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, United States
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. The population was 2,225 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 21.2 square miles (54.9 km²), of which, 20.1 square miles (52.1 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it (5.55%) is water. It is drained by the Tohickon Creek
Tohickon Creek
Tohickon Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River. Located entirely in Bucks County, in southeastern Pennsylvania, it rises in Springfield Township and has its confluence with the Delaware at Point Pleasant. It is dammed to form the popular Lake Nockamixon....

 eastward into the Delaware River
Delaware River
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. Its villages include Applebachsville, Haycock, Sterners Mill, and Thatcher.

Neighboring municipalities

  • Springfield Township
    Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
    Springfield Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,035 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.8 square miles , all of it land...

     (north)
  • Nockamixon Township (east)
  • Bedminster Township (southeast)
  • East Rockhill Township (southwest)
  • Richland Township
    Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
    Richland Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,100 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.5 square miles , of which, 20.5 square miles of it is land and...

     (west)

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 2,191 people, 805 households, and 618 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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 was 109.2 people per square mile (42.2/km²). There were 841 housing units at an average density of 41.9/sq mi (16.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.99% White, 0.37% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population.

There were 805 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $61,061, and the median income for a family was $66,326. Males had a median income of $43,929 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the township was $25,431. About 3.0% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Fire Department

The fire department that covers Haycock Twp. and surrounding areas is the Haycock Volunteer Fire Company No. 1.

External links

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