Herrick Township

For years it was known for a chair sitting on a fence post as you entered the town from the south on route 1017.

• Official Name — Herrick Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania • Settlement Type — Township • Image Map — Map of Herrick Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png • Mapsize — 250x200px • Map Caption — Map of Bradford County with Herrick Township highlighted • Image Map1 — Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Bradford County.svg • Mapsize1 — 250x200px • Map Caption1 — Map of Bradford County, Pennsylvania • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Pennsylvania • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Bradford • Established Title — Settled • Established Date — 1808 • Established Title1 — Incorporated • Established Date1 — 1838 • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 58.77 • Area Land Km2 — 58.23 • Area Water Km2 — 0.55 • Area Total Sq Mi — 22.69 • Area Land Sq Mi — 22.48 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.21 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 735 • Population Density Km2 — 12.92 • Population Density Sq Mi — 33.45 • Pop Est As Of — 2023 • Population Est — 732 • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 42-015-34088 Herrick Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 735 at the 2020 census. For years it was known for a chair sitting on a fence post as you entered the town from the south on route 1017.

Herrick Township is located in eastern Bradford County and is bordered by Orwell Township to the north, Pike and Stevens townships to the east, Wyalusing Township to the south, Standing Stone Township to the west and south and Wysox Township to the west. The unincorporated community of Herrickville is located in the northern part of the township. According to the U.S. Cemnsus Bureau, the township has a total area of 58.8 km2, of which 58.2 km2 is land and 0.5 km2, or 0.93%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 676 people, 249 households, and 191 families residing in the township. The population density was 30.0 PD/sqmi. There were 309 housing units at an average density of 13.7/sq mi (5.3/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.37% White, 0.15% African American, 0.59% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population. There were 249 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.07. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $30,208, and the median income for a family was $31,964. Males had a median income of $25,563 versus $23,393 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,989. About 11.8% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.