| Lathrop Township, Pennsylvania | |
| Image Map1: | Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.6667°N -75.8331°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1799 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1846 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 53.20 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 20.54 |
| Area Land Km2: | 52.74 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 20.36 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.45 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 771 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 770 |
| Population Density Km2: | 15.13 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 39.18 |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Blank Info: | 42-115-41656 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Lathrop Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 771 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.53sqmi, of which 20.36sqmi is land and 0.17sqmi (0.83%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 841 people, 345 households, and 253 families residing in the township. The population density was 41.3/mi2. There were 421 housing units at an average density of 20.7/mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 99.3% White, 0.1% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population.
There were 345 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the township the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 62.4% from 18 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.5 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,341, and the median income for a family was $46,719. Males had a median income of $36,518 versus $26,389 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,481. About 3.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.