Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Huntington Township,
Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania
Township

northeastern Huntington Township

Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Huntington Township

Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Luzerne
Area
  Total 28.7 sq mi (74.4 km2)
  Land 28.5 sq mi (73.8 km2)
  Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Population (2010)
  Total 2,244
  Density 78/sq mi (30/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Huntington Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,244 at the 2010 census.[1]

History

The Bittenbender Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[2]

Geography

Bridge in Huntington Township over Huntington Creek
Huntington Creek from Cemetery Hill Road

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.7 square miles (74.4 km2), of which 28.5 square miles (73.8 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), or 0.85%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,104 people, 780 households, and 601 families residing in the township. The population density was 74.0 people per square mile (28.6/km²). There were 893 housing units at an average density of 31.4/sq mi (12.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.29% White, 0.29% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 780 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,173, and the median income for a family was $41,940. Males had a median income of $32,097 versus $20,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,461. About 7.5% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

Coordinates: 41°12′00″N 76°15′59″W / 41.20000°N 76.26639°W