As of the census of 2000, there were 2,110 people, 800 households, and 588 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 865 housing units at an average density of .

The racial makeup of the township was 99.19% White, 0.19% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 800 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 60.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.01.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of eighteen, 6.4% from eighteen to twenty-four, 29.8% from twenty-five to forty-four, 26.2% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 14.1% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty years.

For every one hundred females, there were 102.9 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,051, and the median income for a family was $43,636. Males had a median income of $32,500 compared with that of $23,512 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,641.

Approximately 9.5% of families and 11.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 12.6% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Sport

Former Auto Racing at Brynfan Tyddyn

From 1952 to 1956, the Brynfan Tyddyn Road Races took place on a road course, lapped clockwise, using Schoolhouse Road, Church Road, Outlet Road (Outlet-Loyalville Road), and Bear Holow Road. It had a start-finish line on Schoolhouse Road. The course had a more than change in elevation. It was used for sports car racing. The course was situated between Bear Hollow Creek and Harveys Creek.

The races were coupled with the Giants Despair Hillclimb less than 20 miles away at Laurel Run. Organizer of the races was the Philadelphia & Northeast Pennsylvania Regions SCCA.

Champions

  • July 26, 1952: The Main Road Race was won by Phil Walters with a Porsche 356 America.
  • The former president of the Road Racing Drivers Club, Dolph Vilardi, won the 1953 Road Race for Class F (Porsche and MG Mk II), Class G, and Class H - Modified on a PBX Special.
  • The 1955 Road Race for Class E - Production and Class F - Production was won by Lake Underwood with a Porsche 356 Speedster.
  • July 25, 1956: The Road Race for Class E - Modified and F - Modified Cars was won by Carroll Shelby with a Ferrari 500 TR.

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