Gamble Township, Pennsylvania

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Gamble Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 854 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, PennsylvaniaMetropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 119.5 km² (46.2 mi²). 117.9 km² (45.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (1.37%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 854 people, 320 households, and 254 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.2/km² (18.8/mi²). There were 382 housing units at an average density of 3.2/km² (8.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.65% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.12% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.12% of the population.

There were 320 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,028, and the median income for a family was $42,054. Males had a median income of $31,705 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,867. About 8.1% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

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