Upper Mahantongo Township, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Upper Mahantongo Township, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250x200px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Schuylkill County.svg
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Map Caption1:Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Schuylkill
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1780
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1811
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:38.46
Area Land Km2:38.46
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:14.85
Area Land Sq Mi:14.85
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:614
Population Density Km2:16.30
Population Density Sq Mi:42.23
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Pop Est As Of:2021
Population Est:614
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-107-79120

Upper Mahantongo Township is a township that is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 614 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.8 square miles (38.4 km2), all land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census,[3] there were 652 people, 250 households and 193 families living in the township. The population density was 44sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 276 housing units at an average density of 18.6/sq mi (7.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 250 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.91.

22.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median household income was $35,658 and the median family income was $37,500. Males had a median income of $34,125 versus $21,488 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,478. About 10.0% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . August 1, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.

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