Point Township, Pennsylvania
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 Field with the Montour Ridge in the background |
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| Location of the township in the county. Location of the county in Pennsylvania |
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| Foundation : | 1756 (settled) 1786 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Pennsylvania |
| County : | Northumberland County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 56 ′ N , 76 ° 43 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 3,685 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 56.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 70.8 km 2 (approx. 27 mi 2 ) of which 65.2 km 2 (approx. 25 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 159 m |
| Area code : | +1 570 |
| FIPS : | 42-61832 |
| GNIS ID : | 1216924 |
The Point Township is a township in Northumberland County , Pennsylvania in the United States . At the time of the 2010 United States Census , Point Township had 3,685 residents, a decrease from the 3,722 residents at the time of the 2000 United States Census .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 70.8 km 2 , of which 65.2 km 2 are land and 5.7 km 2 (= 8.01%) are water. The township has a rural character, and the individual settlements alternate with fields, meadows and smaller wooded areas.
The roughly wedge-shaped Point Township is in the middle of the county where the narrow northern part meets the wide southern part of the county. The natural boundaries are the Susquehanna River to the southeast and its western arm to the southwest . In the north, the border of the township runs on the ridge of the largely wooded Montour Ridge , which in the eastern section also forms the border with neighboring Montour County . To the west, where the Montour Ridge reaches its greatest height, the townships East Chillisquaque and West Chillisquaque are neighboring to the north .
In the southwest, the Point Township borders on Union County with Union Township ; the county boundary runs along the west bank of the river. In the southeast the border runs in the river; here on the other side of the river are the Upper Augusta Township , the Rush Township and the Borough of Riverside . The point at which the two arms of Susquehanna meet does not belong to the Point Township, but is incorporated into the Borough of Northumberland .
Due to the elongated location of the township between Montour Ridge and the two Susquehanna arms, the settlement of the township is concentrated in a few places in the valley. In the east of the township lies the street village of Chulasky along US Highway 11 . Then Cameron and Oak Park follow in a south-westerly direction . Lithia Springs is north of Oak Park in the valley of Lithia Springs Creek . To the northwest, directly adjacent to Northumberland, lies outside the borough boundaries of Kapp Heights . This Northumberland suburb is named after Kapp further upstream on the West Branch Susquehanna River.
The Point Township lies entirely in the catchment area of the Susquehanna River; Gaskins Run , Raups Run , Packers Run and Lithia Springs Creek (with the Johnson Creek tributary ) are right tributaries of the main trunk of the Susquehanna River.
Demographics
At the time of the 2000 United States Census, Point Township was inhabited by 3,722 people. The population density was 57.1 people per km 2 . There were 1,523 housing units, an average of 23.4 per km 2 . The Point Township population was 98.55% White , 0.35% Black or African American , 0.21% Native American , 0.38% Asian , 0% Pacific Islander , 0.11% said other races belong to and 0.40% mentioned two or more races. 0.70% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Point Townships were distributed to 1,443 households out of which 27.9% were living in children under 18 years of age. 64.4% of households were married, 6.0% had a female head of household without a husband, and 26.7% were not families. 21.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 10.6% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.81 people.
The population was divided into 20.2% minors, 4.5% 18–24 year olds, 26.2% 25–44 year olds, 28.1% 45–64 year olds and 21.0% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 women there were 93.7 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 89.2 men.
The median household income in Point Township was 43,276 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 49,211 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 34,054 versus $ 22,708 for women. The per capita income was $ 20,251. 5.3% of the population and 4.2% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 4.7% of minors and 8.8% of those aged 65 and over.
education
The Point Township is under the jurisdiction of the Shikellamy School District , based in Sunbury .
supporting documents
- ^ Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Point Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania . US Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 22, 2016.