Shamokin Township
| Shamokin Township | |
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 Landscape in the Shamokin Township |
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| Location of the township in the county. Location of the county in Pennsylvania |
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| Foundation : | 1774 (settled) 1788 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Pennsylvania |
| County : | Northumberland County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 53 ′ N , 76 ° 37 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 2,407 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 29.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 80.7 km 2 (approx. 31 mi 2 ) of which 80.4 km 2 (approx. 31 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 229 m |
| Area code : | +1 570 |
| FIPS : | 42-69608 |
| GNIS ID : | 1216928 |
Shamokin Township is a township in Northumberland County , Pennsylvania , United States . At the time of the United States Census 2010 , 2407 people lived here, up from 2,159 in 2000.
The City of Shamokin is not within the boundaries of Shamokin Township, but rather within Coal Township , which is south of Shamokin Township.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 80.7 km 2 , of which 80.4 km 2 is land and 0.3 km 2 (= 0.32%) is water.
Natural boundaries of the township are in the south of Little Mountain , in the east of Shamokin Creek , in whose catchment area the township lies completely, and in the north an unnamed chain of hills with Shamokin Hill on the northeast corner of the township. The Irish Valley is of Benny's Run flows through; he and the Lick Creek are the two named tributaries of Shamokin Creek in Shamokin Township. They are both orographic left tributaries.
Administratively, the Shamokin Township borders in the north on the Rush Township , in the east on the Ralpho Township , in the south on the Coal Township and the Zerbe Township , in the west on the Rockefeller Township and north of the Pennsylvania Route 61 on less than 200 m in length Upper Augusta Township . In the northwest is also Snydertown .
The road villages of Stonington , Mayfair, and Meadowview run along Route 61 from west to east , then the road turns into the valley of Shamokin Creek and heads south. In the valley of Shamokin Creek above the non-township Borough Snydertown are the hamlets Deibler and Reed . The hamlet of Millers Crossroads is located in the northwest of the township.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Shamokin Township was inhabited by 2159 people. The population density was 26.9 people per km 2 . There were 906 housing units, an average of 11.3 per km 2 . The population in Shamokin Township was 99.35% White , 0.19% Black or African American , 0% Native American , 0.19% Asian , 0% Pacific Islander , 0.19% said they were of other races and 0.09% named two or more races. 0.23% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Shamokin Townships were distributed to 851 households out of which 30.2% were living in children under the age of 18. 65.7% of households were married, 6.1% had a female head of the household without a husband, and 24.0% were not families. 20.7% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 10.7% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.93.
The population was divided into 21.9% minors, 6.7% 18–24 year olds, 29.5% 25–44 year olds, 27.6% 45–64 year olds and 14.4% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 women there were 103.1 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 100.5 men.
The median household income in Shamokin Township was 39,625 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 45,357 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 32,326 compared to $ 25,560 for women. The per capita income was $ 18,258. 6.3% of the population and 5.2% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 8.1% of minors and 10.2% of the age group 65 and over.
supporting documents
- ^ Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shamokin Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania . US Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 22, 2016.