| 2000 Census: Summary of Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin | |||||||||||
| Race | |||||||||||
| One Race | |||||||||||
| Geographic Area | Total Population | Total Population Over 18 | Total One Race | White | Black or African American | American Indian and Alaska Native | Asian | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | Some other race | Two or more races | Hispanic or Latino (origin any race) |
| Pennsylvania | 12 281 054 | 9 358 833 | 12 138 830 | 10 484 203 | 1 224 612 | 18 348 | 219 813 | 3 417 | 188 437 | 142 224 | 394 088 |
| Elk County | 35 112 | 26 669 | 35 004 | 34 746 | 52 | 33 | 122 | 15 | 36 | 108 | 142 |
| Benezette township | 227 | 191 | 227 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fox township | 3 734 | 2 750 | 3 727 | 3 717 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Highland township | 509 | 391 | 509 | 507 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horton township | 1 574 | 1 224 | 1 569 | 1 562 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Jay township | 2 094 | 1 620 | 2 088 | 2 085 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| Johnsonburg borough | 3 003 | 2 271 | 2 993 | 2 968 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 39 |
| Jones township | 1 721 | 1 324 | 1 718 | 1 713 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Millstone township | 95 | 76 | 91 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ridgway borough | 4 591 | 3 539 | 4 574 | 4 524 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 24 |
| Ridgway township | 2 802 | 2 075 | 2 793 | 2 782 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| St. Marys city | 14 502 | 11 008 | 14 457 | 14 321 | 33 | 11 | 61 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 44 |
| Spring Creek township | 260 | 200 | 258 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Source: US Census Bureau | Prepared by the Pennsylvania State Data Center | ||||||||||