East Chillisquaque Township
| East Chillisquaque Township | |
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 Chillisquaque Presbyterian Church on Route 642 |
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| Location of the township in the county. Location of the county in Pennsylvania |
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| Foundation : | 1753 (settled) 1769 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Pennsylvania |
| County : | Northumberland County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 59 ′ N , 76 ° 48 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 826 (as of 2014) |
| Population density : | 39.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 20.9 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 20.9 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 146 m |
| Area code : | +1 570 |
| FIPS : | 42-20976 |
| GNIS ID : | 1216916 |
The East Chillisquaque Township is a township in Northumberland County in Pennsylvania , United States . At the time of the United States Census 2010 there were 668 residents in the township, the number of which had decreased to 826 by 2014.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 20.9 km 2 , and there are no significant bodies of water. It is thus the smaller of the two townships of Northumberland County named after Chillisquaque Creek .
The township has natural boundaries in the north with the Limestone Ridge and in the south with the Montour Ridge . Administrative neighbors are Turbot Township in the north, Montour County with Liberty Township in the east, Point Township in the south and West Chillisquaque Township in the west .
The Chillisquaque Creek flows westward from the Liberty Township into the East Chillisquaque Township and then takes a southerly direction of flow along the eastern border of the township until it has reached roughly the middle of the north-south extension of the township. It then flows west-south-west until it reaches the western border of the township, then swings south again and from there forms the border with West Chillisquaque Township until it reaches the foot of Montour Ridge and then flows west. The Pennsylvania Route 45 runs of the river on the south shore, where it crosses the township from east to west. To the south of it are two prominent hills called The Knobs , of which the western one is the higher at 189 m .
The area south of the river is sparsely populated; there are only a few homesteads or wastelands here, especially along Kreamer Road. To the north of the township, Potts Grove extends along Pennsylvania Route 642 and some branching side streets .
history
The Rishel Covered Bridge and the Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge are on the National Register of Historic Places .
population
According to the 2010 census , East Chillisquaque Township had 668 people in 265 households. The population density was 39.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in each of the 265 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted almost exclusively of white people.
21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.0 percent were 65 years or older. 48.5 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was in 2014 at 55,455 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,437. 2.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
education
The township falls under the jurisdiction of the Milton Area School District .
supporting documents
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 11, 2016
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved July 9, 2010.