Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,622.
Delaware Township’s best subject grade is a B for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. 32% of residents are under 18 in Delaware Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). On health, just 97 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 171, at 824 acres. Delaware Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Delaware Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 890 in 1850, 1,610 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1855 and 5 maps from 1907 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Delaware Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Delaware Township.
Delaware Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 23% of adults smoke cigarettes in Delaware Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (14%). 25% of Delaware Township adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Delaware Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Delaware Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.8% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.7% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 22.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Creek School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–9 | Grades 1–9 | 27 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Delaware Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Delaware Township for work: only 8% work in town. Delaware Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Walker Township (11%), Fermanagh Township (7%) and Harrisburg (6%).
| Delaware Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4.9 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Delaware Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Delaware Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 171 | — | 824 |
| 2. Tuscarora State Forest | — | 249 |
| 3. James C. Nelson Wild Area | — | 249 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 75 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Delaware Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Delaware Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Delaware Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Delaware Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,610 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Delaware Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | — | — | B | — | B− | D |
| Tuscarora Township | — | — | A− | — | A | B |
| Greenwood Township · Greenwood Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | B |
| Fayette Township | #519 | B+ | A | — | B− | C |
| Walker Township | #665 | B− | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Monroe Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C |
Delaware Township, Tuscarora Township, Greenwood Township and Monroe Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Delaware Township, Tuscarora Township, Greenwood Township, Fayette Township, Walker Township and Monroe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Greenwood Township and Greenwood Township are one community, graded once. Compare Delaware Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.