Jones Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania

Jones Township is a township in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,569 at the 2020 census, down from 1,624 in 2010. Bendigo State Park and part of Elk State Park are in Jones Township, on the East Branch of the Clarion River.

History
The Swedish Lutheran Parsonage at Wilcox was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 376.0 km2, of which 375.2 km2 is land and 5.0 sqkm, or 1.32%, is water.

Jones Township is bordered by McKean County to the north, Cameron County to the east, the city of St. Marys and Ridgway Township to the south and Highland Township to the west. The unincorporated communities of Wilcox, Dahoga, Lamont, Rasselas, Midmont, Streights, Tambine, Ketner, and Glen Hazel are located within Jones Township.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,721 people, 687 households, and 480 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.8 /mi2. There were 1,175 housing units at an average density of 8.1 /mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 99.54% White, 0.06% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.

There were 687 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,663, and the median income for a family was $48,077. Males had a median income of $37,353 versus $20,446 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,479. About 2.5% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.