Locust Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Locust Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Snyder Covered Bridge No. 17 crosses the North Branch of Roaring Creek in the township
Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Locust Township
Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Columbia
Settled	1794
Incorporated	1853
Area
• Total	18.0 sq mi (46.5 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,410
• Density	78.5/sq mi (30.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570

Locust Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,410 at the 2000 census.

History

The Snyder Covered Bridge No. 17 and Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19 were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.0 square miles (46.5 km²), of which, 18.0 square miles (46.5 km²) of it is land and 0.06% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,410 people, 572 households, and 427 families residing in the township. The population density was 78.5 people per square mile (30.3/km²). There were 698 housing units at an average density of 38.9/sq mi (15.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.08% White, 0.07% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.

There were 572 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,292, and the median income for a family was $44,539. Males had a median income of $32,900 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,522. About 3.8% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 6.5% 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 Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States County seat: Bloomsburg Town Bloomsburg Boroughs Ashland‡ Benton Berwick Briar Creek Catawissa Centralia Millville Orangeville Stillwater Townships Beaver Benton Briar Creek Catawissa Cleveland Conyngham Fishing Creek Franklin Greenwood Hemlock Jackson Locust Madison Main Mifflin Montour Mount Pleasant North Centre Orange Pine Roaring Creek Scott South Centre Sugarloaf CDPs Almedia Aristes Buckhorn Espy Eyers Grove Fernville Foundryville Iola Jamison City Jerseytown Jonestown Lightstreet Lime Ridge Locustdale Mainville Mifflinville Numidia Rohrsburg Rupert Slabtown Waller Wilburton Number One Wilburton Number Two Unincorporated communities Mifflin Cross Roads Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°53′00″N 76°22′59″W / 40.88333°N 76.38306°W / 40.88333; -76.38306