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With 1,084 residents, it is a town in Pennsylvania.
The best of Penn Township’s subject grades are a B+ for health and the outdoors. Penn Township’s typical journey to work is 32 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 56% of the land in Penn Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Raystown Lake Recreation Area, at 11,819 acres with 36.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Penn Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Penn Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Penn Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,054 in 2000, 1,078 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 5 maps from 1901 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Penn 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 Penn Township.
In Penn Township, the density of trails is 1.2 miles per square mile. 39 miles of trail wind through 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Raystown Lake Recreation Area | 36.4 mi | 11,819 |
| 2. Trough Creek Wild Area | 1.9 mi | 412 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 73 | 0.7 mi | 238 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The share of residents in Penn Township who live below the poverty line: 4.7%. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Penn Township added 46 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 125. Half commute less than 17 miles.
| Penn Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Penn Township, the share who report frequent mental distress is 15%. Of 26 CDC measures, Penn Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 and trails it on 4. Among adults locally, 39% have high blood pressure and 81% had a checkup this year.
| Penn Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Penn Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 14.5% | 16.4% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.8% | 64.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Penn Township’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 26 of 100. FEMA puts 72% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to strong winds. Since 1984, Penn Township has seen 24 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 27% of residents (20% statewide). Penn Township’s median age stands at 44.8 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 29%, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Penn Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
56% women, 44% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Penn Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.9% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Penn Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
7 mi LakeRaystown Lake
35 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
18 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
16 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
33 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan CenterBeaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Penn Township
About 7 of every 100 Penn Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
56.4% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Penn Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,078 at the 2020 census. The township includes the village of Hesston and the Seven Points Marina of Raystown Lake.
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