Morris Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
# Morris Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Morris Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 906 at the 2020 census.

## History

The Day Covered Bridge and Robert Parkinson Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.4 square miles (74 $km^2),$ of which, 28.4 square miles (73.5 $km^2)$ of it is land and 0.04% is water.

## Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,105 people, 428 households, and 339 families living in the township. The population density was 44.8 people per square mile (17.3 $people/km^2).$ There were 454 housing units at an average density of 16.0 per square mile $(6.2/km^2).$ The racial makeup of the township was 97.0% White, 1.3% Black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.7% American Indian and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 413 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present and 25.7% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age was 43.4 years. Males make up 53.7% of the population and females make up 46.3%.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,652, and the median income for a family was $43,826. Males had a median income of $34,688 versus $22,727 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,509. About 6.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

