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A town of 547.
52% of the land in Girard Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Moshannon State Forest, at 16,528 acres with 21.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Girard Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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Census counts: 674 in 2000, 564 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1929 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Girard 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 Girard Township.
In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 35 miles of trail. Girard Township’s density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moshannon State Forest | 21.6 mi | 16,528 |
| 2. Quehanna Wild Area | 9.1 mi | 3,826 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 34 | 3.9 mi | 4,498 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The middle household income for Girard Township comes to $59,000, below both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 21%. The top destinations are Lawrence Township (14%), Bradford Township (6%) and Clearfield (5%). The average trip to work locally is 35 minutes.
| Girard Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summers in Girard Township are pleasant, and winters chilly, snowy. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 16° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Girard Township: just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours. Just over a fifth of Girard Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Girard Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Girard Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.1% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 21.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Girard Township break down as 80% from inland flooding and 5% from strong winds. Since 2004, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally. For Girard Township, the FEMA hazard score is 43 of 100.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Girard Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Girard Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
52.2% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Girard Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 564 at the 2020 census.
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Girard Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.