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Neville Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,232 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (40.36%) is water. The township is an island in the Ohio River.
Connecting neighborhoods
Coraopolis (via Coraopolis Bridge at the North end of the island), Stowe Township (via Fleming Park Bridge at the South end)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,232 people, 624 households, and 313 families residing in the township. The population density was 929.4 people per square mile (357.7/km²). There were 676 housing units at an average density of 510.0/sq mi (196.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.32% White, 1.22% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.32% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population. There were 624 households out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.8% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.7% were non-families. 43.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.75. In the township the population was spread out with 18.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $44,083. Males had a median income of $31,827 versus $26,838 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,630. About 4.6% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.
