Lewis Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Lewis Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Township
The Hower-Slote House is on the National Register of Historic Places and was built on the site of Fort Freeland (destroyed 1779)
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Lewis Township
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Northumberland
Settled	1773
Incorporated	1843
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	26.4 sq mi (68.3 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,862
• Density	70.6/sq mi (27.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570

Lewis Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,862 at the 2000 census.

History

The Hower-Slote House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

Geography

Railroad in Lewis Township, southeast of Turbotville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.4 square miles (68.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,862 people, 636 households, and 550 families residing in the township. The population density was 70.6 people per square mile (27.3/km²). There were 663 housing units at an average density of 25.1/sq mi (9.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.36% White, 0.16% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population.

There were 636 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,406, and the median income for a family was $44,922. Males had a median income of $32,101 versus $21,767 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,876. About 3.9% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Municipalities and communities of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States County seat: Sunbury Cities Shamokin Sunbury Boroughs Herndon Kulpmont Marion Heights McEwensville Milton Mount Carmel Northumberland Riverside Snydertown Turbotville Watsontown Townships Coal Delaware East Cameron East Chillisquaque Jackson Jordan Lewis Little Mahanoy Lower Augusta Lower Mahanoy Mount Carmel Point Ralpho Rockefeller Rush Shamokin Turbot Upper Augusta Upper Mahanoy Washington West Cameron West Chillisquaque Zerbe CDPs Atlas Dalmatia Dewart Edgewood Elysburg Fairview-Ferndale Kapp Heights Marshallton Montandon Ranshaw Strong Tharptown (Uniontown) Trevorton Unincorporated communities Bear Valley Dornsife Fishers Ferry Locust Gap Malta Merrian

Coordinates: 41°08′00″N 76°43′59″W / 41.13333°N 76.73306°W / 41.13333; -76.73306