Mount Carmel Township, Pennsylvania
Mount Carmel Township, Pennsylvania | |
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 Ridge-and-valley landscape, Mount Carmel Township. | |
 Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Mount Carmel Township | |
 Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Northumberland |
| Incorporated | 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Supervisors (3)
Aaron Domanski Charles Gasperetti Matthew Susnoskie |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.53 sq mi (55.75 km2) |
| • Land | 21.35 sq mi (55.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,139 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 3,044 |
| • Density | 142.60/sq mi (55.06/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-097-51504 |
| Website | Township Site |
Mount Carmel Township is a township that is located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The population at the time of the 2010 Census was 3,139,[3] which was an increase over the figure of 2,701 that was tabulated during the 2000.
History
[edit]Established in 1854, this American township was named after Mount Carmel in Israel and was formed from part of Coal Township.
Geography
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.0 square miles (57 km2), of which 21.8 square miles (56 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.82%) is water.
It contains the boroughs of Mount Carmel, Kulpmont, and Marion Heights within its borders.
Its villages include: Atlas, Beaverdale, Connorsville, Den Mar Gardens, Diamondtown, Dooleyville, Locust Gap, Merriam, Mount Carmel Estates, Natalie, Oak Ridge Estates, Reliance, Shady Acres, and Strong.[4]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1990 | 2,679 | — | |
| 2000 | 2,701 | 0.8% | |
| 2010 | 3,139 | 16.2% | |
| 2016 (est.) | 3,044 | [2] | −3.0% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 2,701 people, 1,086 households, and 729 families residing in the township.
The population density was 47.8 people/km2 (124 people/sq mi). There were 1,250 housing units at an average density of 22.1 units/km2 (57 units/sq mi).
The racial makeup of the township was 99.56% White, 0.11% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.
There were 1,086 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of eighteen who were living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. Out of all of the households that were documented, 30.3% were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 20.9% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 5.5% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 23.4% who were aged twenty-five to sixty-four, 24.8% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 25.4% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-five years.
For every one hundred females, there were 88.0 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 82.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,438, and the median income for a family was $35,847. Males had a median income of $31,713 compared with that of $23,047 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $15,376.
Approximately 9.4% of families and 10.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 13.1% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mount Carmel Township, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ "Home". Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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