Forkston Township, Pennsylvania

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Coordinates: 41°29′00″N, 76°04′59″W

Forkston Township
Township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Wyoming
Area	70.9 mi² (183.6 km²)
- land	70.9 mi² (183.6 km²)
- water	0.2 mi² (0.5 km²), 0.28%
Center
- coordinates	41°29′00″N, 76°04′59″W
- elevation	2,208 ft (673 m)
Population	386 (2000)
Density	5.5 /mi² (2.1 /km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	570
Location of Forkston Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Forkston Township is a township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 386 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 183.7 km² (70.9 mi²). 183.2 km² (70.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.25%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 386 people, 166 households, and 106 families residing in the township. The population density was 2.1/km² (5.5/mi²). There were 336 housing units at an average density of 1.8/km² (4.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.41% White, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 1.04% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.

There were 166 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the township the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,250, and the median income for a family was $46,429. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,956. About 3.5% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.