Cornplanter Township, Pennsylvania
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Cornplanter Township is a township located in Venango County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 2,687.
History
McClintocksville was a small community in Cornplanter Township in Venango County, Pennsylvania. In 1861, it was the site of Wamsutta Oil Refinery, the first business venture of Henry Huttleston Rogers, who became a leading United States capitalist, businessman, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist. Rogers and his young wife Abbie Palmer Gifford Rogers lived in a one room shack there along Oil Creek for several years.
Shortly later, Rogers met oil pioneer Charles Pratt who purchased the entire output of the tiny Wamsutta Oil Refinery. In 1867, Rogers joined Pratt in forming Charles Pratt and Company, which was purchased by Standard Oil in 1874. Rogers became one of the key men in John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Trust.
After joining Standard Oil, Rogers invested heavily in various industries, including copper, steel, mining, and railways. The Virginian Railway is widely considered his final life's achievement. Rogers amassed a great fortune, estimated at over $100 million, and became one of the wealthiest men in the United States.
He was also a generous philanthropist, providing many public works for his hometown of Fairhaven and financially assisting helping such notables as Mark Twain, Helen Keller, and Booker T. Washington.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 97.9 km² (37.8 mi²). 96.6 km² (37.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.30% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 2,687 people, 1,034 households, and 767 families residing in the township. The population density is 27.8/km² (72.0/mi²). There are 1,179 housing units at an average density of 12.2/km² (31.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township is 98.81% White, 0.41% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.33% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,034 households out of which 30.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% are married couples living together, 7.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% are non-families. 23.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.49 and the average family size is 2.91.
In the township the population is spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township is $36,066, and the median income for a family is $48,259. Males have a median income of $33,750 versus $23,182 for females. The per capita income for the township is $18,532. 10.1% of the population and 7.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 14.2% of those under the age of 18 and 7.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.