Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

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Cherry Township is a township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,718 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 149.8 km² (57.8 mi²). 149.3 km² (57.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.35%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,718 people, 706 households, and 494 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.5/km² (29.8/mi²). There were 1,184 housing units at an average density of 7.9/km² (20.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.01% White, 0.41% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 706 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,357, and the median income for a family was $36,071. Males had a median income of $29,917 versus $19,716 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,706. About 10.3% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

	Municipalities and Communities of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Laporte)
Boroughs	Dushore | Eagles Mere | Forksville | Laporte
Townships	Cherry | Colley | Davidson | Elkland | Forks | Fox | Hillsgrove | Laporte | Shrewsbury