| Jefferson Township | |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Logo of Jefferson Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.png |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Image Map1: | Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.5167°N -75.4831°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1784 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 87.87 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 33.93 |
| Area Land Km2: | 86.89 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 33.55 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.98 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.38 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1972 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3775 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 3799 |
| Population Density Km2: | 42.24 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 109.39 |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code: | 18403, 18436, 18444 |
| Blank Info: | 42-069-37896 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Jefferson Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,775 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34sqmi, of which 33.5sqmi is land and 0.5sqmi (1.59%) is water. The village of Mount Cobb is in the southern part of the township.
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 3,731 people, 1,460 households, and 1,101 families residing in the township. The population density was 111.4 people per square mile. There were 1,698 housing units at an average density of 50.7/sq mi. The racial makeup of the township was 98.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
There were 1,460 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the township the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 64.8% from 18 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.3 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $55,603, and the median income for a family was $67,592. Males had a median income of $60,685 versus $33,333 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,920. About 1.1% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.