Munster Township, Pennsylvania

History

The township was perhaps named after the province of Munster in Ireland.

Geography

Munster Township is located east of the center of Cambria County around the coordinates 40.45 N by 78.7 W, about 5 mi east of Ebensburg, the county seat, and 18 mi west-southwest of Altoona. The unincorporated community of Munster is situated in the center of the township.

U.S. Route 22, a four-lane expressway, crosses the center of the township from east to west, with one exit at the village of Munster.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Munster Township has a total area of 36.6 sqkm, 36.4 sqkm of which is land and 0.2 sqkm, or 0.42%, of which is water.

Communities

Unincorporated communities

• Kaylor
• Luckett
• Munster

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 675 people, 227 households, and 177 families residing in the township.

The population density was 47.8 PD/sqmi. There were 240 housing units at an average density of 17.0/sq mi (6.6/km).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.56% White, 0.15% African American, and 0.30% from two or more races.

There were 227 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 68.7% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.38.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.6% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 11.3% who were eighteen to twenty-four, 27.3% who were twenty-five to forty-four, 25.2% forty-five to sixty-four, and 10.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years.

For every one hundred females, there were 101.5 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen or older, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,188, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $31,667 compared with that of $19,833 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $15,762.

Approximately 4.8% of families and 6.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those who were aged sixty-five or older. No residents under the age of eighteen were impoverished.

References

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates".
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Munster township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
4. Deigman, John. (December 30, 1891). "Ireland in America". The Canadian Statesman.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
6. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].