Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Stonycreek Township is a township located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 2,221.

Stonycreek Township and its principal village, Shanksville, gained worldwide attention on September 11, 2001, when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed here, killing all aboard. Flight 93 was one of four airliners hijacked that day as part of the al-Qaeda terror attack on the United States. It is widely held that the Flight 93 hijackers intended to use the craft to destroy the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The crash here instead was a result of a struggle over control of the plane between hijackers and passengers, who learned of the plane's intended fate through cellphone calls to and from family members. The Shanksville community intends to preserve the Flight 93 crash site as a historical memorial.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 159.1 km² (61.4 mi²). 158.4 km² (61.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.44% water.

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 2,221 people, 820 households, and 634 families residing in the township. The population density is 14.0/km² (36.3/mi²). There are 1,033 housing units at an average density of 6.5/km² (16.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township is 98.96% White, 0.09% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. 0.23% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 820 households out of which 35.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% are married couples living together, 5.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% are non-families. 18.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.71 and the average family size is 3.10.

In the township the population is spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township is $33,828, and the median income for a family is $38,418. Males have a median income of $30,236 versus $21,714 for females. The per capita income for the township is $14,463. 10.8% of the population and 9.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 11.9% of those under the age of 18 and 3.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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