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Frankstown Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania

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57: 42: 69: 1011: 634:, a gunman, identified as 44-year-old Jeffrey Lee Michael, killed two men and a woman. The woman was shot inside the Juniata Valley Gospel Church on Juniata Valley Road, one man was shot outside his residence, and the other man was fatally shot after crashing his vehicle into Michael's pickup truck. In a gunfight with the police, three policemen were injured, and Michael was shot and killed. 585:
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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of 2000, there were 7,694 people, 2,887 households, and 2,225 families residing in the township. The population density was 158.1 inhabitants per square mile (61.0/km). There were 3,036 housing units at an average density of 62.4 per square mile (24.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was
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living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.01.
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The median income for a household in the township was $ 49,677, and the median income for a family was $ 54,348. Males had a median income of $ 40,450 versus $ 27,389 for females. The
458:, the township has a total area of 49.3 square miles (127.6 km), of which 48.8 square miles (126.5 km) are land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km), or 0.87%, are water. 949: 1138: 837: 41: 1681: 734: 1118: 1103: 1088: 361: 349: 1676: 1158: 365: 289: 68: 1128: 1113: 1541: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1123: 428: 373: 369: 357: 1591: 1311: 1133: 1093: 353: 942: 619: 611: 262: 1416: 1281: 1236: 1181: 1581: 1551: 1351: 774: 1476: 1411: 1431: 935: 1686: 1401: 891: 790: 1396: 1331: 662: 413: 225: 101: 1496: 688: 440: 927: 551: 845:(Map). 1:65,000. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division 1266: 555: 448: 420: 333: 1521: 1391: 1301: 1211: 1098: 1054: 397: 377: 1614: 1206: 1196: 1039: 981: 816: 563: 455: 345: 764: 1571: 1561: 1536: 1386: 1336: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1070: 1034: 959: 878: 866: 409: 322: 106: 1586: 1421: 1366: 1291: 1286: 1226: 1216: 1201: 1191: 1044: 507: 492: 389: 385: 1516: 1471: 1466: 1456: 1326: 1316: 1306: 1246: 1231: 1176: 1059: 631: 405: 401: 336:. The population was 7,399 at the 2020 census. The township was named after Stephen Franks, a pioneer citizen. 250: 79: 577:
There were 2,887 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were
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for the township was $ 24,329. About 6.8% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the
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Frankstown Township occupies the center of Blair County. It is bordered by the borough of
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is located in the eastern part of the township, east of Canoe Creek Park.
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passes through the township in the same general direction as the river.
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flows from southwest to northeast through the center of the township.
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Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania highlighting Frankstown Township
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in the township include (from northeast to southwest)
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is located in the northeastern part of the township.
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The 329:, United States. It is part of the 190:0.43 sq mi (1.11 km) 958:Municipalities and communities of 856:Note: shows Canoe Creek State Park 769:. Evangelical Press. p. 309. 763:Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). 475: 142: • Chairman of the Board 14: 73:Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania 25:Frankstown Township, Pennsylvania 735:"PHMC Historical Markers Search" 67: 55: 40: 881:, retrieved November 14, 2018 869:, retrieved November 14, 2018 744:. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 412:, as well as the east half of 290:Pennsylvania Historical Marker 1: 1542:Spring Drive Mobile Home Park 793:. United States Census Bureau 665:. 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Index

Township
Canoe Lake at Canoe Creek State Park
Canoe Creek State Park
Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania highlighting Frankstown Township
Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania
Country
State
Pennsylvania
County
Blair
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
Area code
814
FIPS code
Township website
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
township
Blair County
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Hollidaysburg
Allegheny Township
Logan Township
Tyrone Township
Catharine Township

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