| Official Name: | Lincoln Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Bedford County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Bedford County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1794 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1899 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 42.20 |
| Area Land Km2: | 42.17 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 16.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 16.28 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 389 |
| Population Density Km2: | 9.49 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 24.57 |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Est: | 384 |
| Blank Info: | 42-009-43416 |
Lincoln Township is a township that is located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 389 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
Lincoln Township is located in northwestern Bedford County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.2sqkm, of which 0.04sqkm, or 0.09%, is water.[3]
A portion of the Blue Knob State Park, a portion of the Gallitzin State Forest (Babcock Division) and a portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 26 is located along the northwest border of township.[4] [5]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 380 people, 142 households, and 112 families residing in the township.
The population density was 23.4/mi2. There were 177 housing units at an average density of 10.9/mi2.
The racial makeup of the township was 98.42% White, 0.79% African American, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.
There were 142 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 71.8% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.04.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.5% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.6% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.4% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 21.1% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 19.5% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.
For every one hundred females, there were 108.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 108.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $25,962, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $26,583 compared with that of $16,875 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $13,847.
Approximately 8.7% of families and 13.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 15.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.