| Official Name: | Anthony Township, Mountour County, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Montour County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Montour County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montour |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1792 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1849 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 67.98 |
| Area Land Km2: | 67.09 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.89 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 26.25 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 25.90 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1444 |
| Population Density Km2: | 22.72 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 58.83 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Website: | Anthony Township |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 1454 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-093-02664 |
Anthony Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.2sqmi, 26sqmi of which is land and 0.3sqmi (1.07%) of which is water.
Anthony Township's terrain is flat in the south, with rolling hills in the central region, and steep hills in the north. The township's land is mostly forest in the north and farmland elsewhere. Lake Chillisquaque is in the township.[3]
One of the first settlers in the area was Col. Robert Clark. The township was formed in 1849 from Derry Township and named after Joseph B. Anthony, who was the presiding judge when the township was formed.[4]
On October 28, 2015, a militarized balloon crash-landed there, bringing the town to prominence after a century and a half of obscurity [5]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,388 people, 486 households, and 391 families residing in the township. The population density was 53.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 513 housing units at an average density of 19.8/sq mi (7.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.92% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.
There were 486 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $39,946, and the median income for a family was $42,150. Males had a median income of $30,809 versus $23,359 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,962. About 2.8% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.