Glenburn Township, Pennsylvania
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Glenburn Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, founded in 1877. The population was 1,212 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²). 12.3 km² (4.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (3.27%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,212 people, 471 households, and 341 families residing in the township. The population density was 98.7/km² (255.7/mi²). There were 503 housing units at an average density of 41.0/km² (106.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.36% White, 0.08% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population.
There were 471 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,750, and the median income for a family was $59,063. Males had a median income of $43,333 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,259. About 2.0% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
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Municipalities and Communities of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Scranton) |
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| Cities | Carbondale | Scranton |
| Boroughs | Archbald | Blakely | Clarks Green | Clarks Summit | Dalton | Dickson City | Dunmore | Jermyn | Jessup | Mayfield | Moosic | Moscow | Old Forge | Olyphant | Taylor | Throop | Vandling |
| Townships | Abington | Benton | Carbondale | Clifton | Covington | Elmhurst | Fell | Glenburn | Greenfield | Jefferson | La Plume | Madison | Newton | North Abington | Ransom | Roaring Brook | Scott | South Abington | Spring Brook | Thornhurst | West Abington |
| Communities and CDPs | Glenburn | Mount Cobb |
