Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
38% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town. With 2,480 residents, it is a town in Pennsylvania.
Woodward Township’s best subject grades are an A for civic life and history; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. On civic life, just 37 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better. Sproul State Forest, at 1,060 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Woodward Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Woodward Township beats most towns.
Isaac A. Packer FarmWhere Woodward Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Woodward Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,894 in 1980, 2,372 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 5 maps from 1921 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodward 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 Woodward Township.
The top destinations are Lock Haven (15%), Williamsport (8%) and Bald Eagle Township (3%). Just 5% of Woodward Township’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: its typical journey to work is 27 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Half commute less than 21 miles.
| Woodward Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The public schools here belong to Keystone Central SD. Its one school is below. Woodward Township’s only public school teaches 215 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 215 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Woodward Township: 16% of adults report frequent physical distress. In Woodward Township, a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes, and 42% sleep under 7 hours.
| Woodward Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Woodward Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The town’s July high is 83°F, near the Pennsylvania town median (85°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 81% come from inland flooding and 8% from strong winds. Woodward Township’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 64 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.8 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. The density of trails in Woodward Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sproul State Forest | 1.7 mi | 1,060 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 89 | — | 113 |
| 3. River View Park | 0.1 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 27% of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Pennsylvania. By age, Woodward Township looks like Pennsylvania: each broad group is within 4 points. The share of residents in Woodward Township who are under 18: 19%.
| Woodward Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.1 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 74% are men (PA 51%).
| Woodward Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 49.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
None within 15 miles of Woodward Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Woodward Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Woodward Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,372 at the 2010 census.
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8 towns share a border with Woodward Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | C |
| Lock Haven | #940 | C− | B− | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Castanea Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Allison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dunnstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gallagher Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bald Eagle Township | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Dunnstable Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Woodward Township, Castanea Township and Bald Eagle Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Woodward Township, Castanea Township and Bald Eagle Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Allison Township, Dunnstown, Gallagher Township and Dunnstable Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Woodward Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
38% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.