| Official Name: | Foster Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Schuylkill County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Schuylkill |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1855 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 34.13 |
| Area Land Km2: | 34.05 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 13.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 13.15 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 242 |
| Population Density Km2: | 7.43 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 19.24 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Website: | http://fostertwp.org/ |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 244 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-107-26944 |
Foster Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 242 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.2sqmi, 13.1sqmi of which is land and 0.04sqmi (0.30%) of which is water.
At the 2000 census there were 1,124 people, 105 households, and 72 families living in the township. The population density was 85.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 115 housing units at an average density of 8.7/sq mi (3.4/km). The racial makeup of the township was 53.20% White, 43.24% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.96% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.70%.[3]
Of the 105 households 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 28.6% of households were one person and 13.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.08.
The age distribution was 5.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 61.0% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 778.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 971.7 males.
The median household income was $31,042 and the median family income was $29,688. Males had a median income of $15,180 versus $21,607 for females. The per capita income for the township was $11,538. About 16.0% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.