Shamokin Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Shamokin Township
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Northumberland
Settled	1774
Incorporated	1788
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	31.1 sq mi (80.7 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,159
• Density	69.6/sq mi (26.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570

Shamokin Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,159 at the 2000 census.

The city of Shamokin does not sit within the boundaries of Shamokin Township. but inside Coal Township bordering it to the south.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.1 square miles (80.7 km²), of which, 31.0 square miles (80.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.32%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,159 people, 851 households, and 646 families residing in the township. The population density was 69.6 people per square mile (26.9/km²). There were 906 housing units at an average density of 29.2/sq mi (11.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.35% White, 0.19% African American, 0.19% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.

There were 851 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,625, and the median income for a family was $45,357. Males had a median income of $32,326 versus $25,560 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,258. About 5.2% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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: 40°53′00″N 76°36′59″W / 40.88333°N 76.61639°W / 40.88333; -76.61639