| Jessup Township, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.8167°N -76.0081°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Susquehanna |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1799 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1806 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 55.11 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 21.28 |
| Area Land Km2: | 54.94 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 21.21 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.17 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 469 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 472 |
| Population Density Km2: | 9.26 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 23.99 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 18801 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-115-38168 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Jessup Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 469 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.27sqmi, of which 21.2sqmi is land and 0.07sqmi (0.33%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 536 people, 211 households, and 160 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.3 people per square mile (9.8/km2). There were 282 housing units at an average density of 13.3/sq mi (5.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97% White, 0.6% African American, 0.4% American Indian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3% of the population.
There were 211 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% 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 2.87.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22% under the age of 18, 61.2% from 18 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.3 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $57,917. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,661. About 11.9% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.