Mill Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

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Mill Creek Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 572 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 References

[edit] History

Mill Creek Township was formed from part of Muncy Township on February 25, 1879 by the order of a judge who certified the results of an election regarding a petition to form the new township by the residents of what was the northern portion of Muncy Township. The election held on December 10, 1878 was a close one. 122 citizens voted in favor of creating Mill Creek Township and 104 voted against the measure. The township is named for Mill Creek a tributary of Loyalsock Creek.

[edit] Geography

As the crow flies, Mill Creek Township is about 100 mi (160 km) northwest of Philadelphia and about 165 mi (265 km) east-northeast of Pittsburgh. It is bordered by Plunketts Creek Township to the north, Wolf Township to the east, Muncy Township to the south, and Upper Fairfield Township to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.5 km² (11.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 572 people, 207 households, and 166 families residing in the township. The population density was 19.4/km² (50.2/mi²). There were 238 housing units at an average density of 8.1/km² (20.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.55% White, 0.35% Native American, 0.70% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 207 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.9% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 116.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,139, and the median income for a family was $51,346. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $25,694 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,034. About 1.9% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

• [1939] A Picture of Lycoming County (PDF), The Lycoming County Unit of the Pennsylvania Writers Project of the Work Projects Administration, First edition, The Commissioners of Lycoming County Pennsylvania. Retrieved on March 21, 2007. 

• Meginness, John Franklin [1892]. History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: including its aboriginal history; the colonial and revolutionary periods; early settlement and subsequent growth; organization and civil administration; the legal and medical professions; internal improvement; past and present history of Williamsport; manufacturing and lumber interests; religious, educational, and social development; geology and agriculture; military record; sketches of boroughs, townships, and villages; portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, etc. etc.", 1st Edition, Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co.. ISBN 0-7884-0428-8. Retrieved on March 21, 2007. “(Note: ISBN refers to Heritage Books July 1996 reprint. URL is to scan of 1892 version with some OCR typos).”