| Liberty Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.9667°N -75.8331°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: | 1798 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 77.44 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.90 |
| Area Land Km2: | 76.76 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.64 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.67 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1133 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 1131 |
| Population Density Km2: | 15.81 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 40.96 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-115-43120 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Liberty Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,133 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.86sqmi, of which 29.6sqmi is land and 0.26sqmi (0.87%) is water.
Liberty Township was incorporated in January 1798 as Lawsville Township from parts of Tioga Township in what was then the northernmost part of Luzerne County. On September 10, 1836, it was renamed as Liberty Township.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 1,292 people, 507 households, and 369 families residing in the township. The population density was 43.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 610 housing units at an average density of 20.6/sq mi (8.05/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.8% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.6% some other race, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
There were 507 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 62.1% from 18 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.5 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $40,804 versus $32,656 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,569. About 8.9% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.