Mill Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Mill Creek Township, Pennsylvania.

Mill Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
—  Township  —
Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Mill Creek Township
Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°18′30″N 76°47′15″W / 41.30833°N 76.7875°W / 41.30833; -76.7875Coordinates: 41°18′30″N 76°47′15″W / 41.30833°N 76.7875°W / 41.30833; -76.7875
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lycoming
Settled	1772
Incorporated	1879
Area
– Total	11.4 sq mi (29.5 km2)
– Land	11.4 sq mi (29.5 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	889 ft (271 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	572
– Density	50.2/sq mi (19.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	42-49568[2]
GNIS feature ID	1216761[1]

Mill Creek Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 572 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Mill Creek Township was formed from part of Muncy Township on February 25, 1879 by the order of a judge who certified the results of an election regarding a petition to form the new township by the residents of what was the northern portion of Muncy Township. The election held on December 10, 1878 was a close one. 122 citizens voted in favor of creating Mill Creek Township and 104 voted against the measure. The township is named for Mill Creek a tributary of Loyalsock Creek.^[3]

Geography

Mill Creek Township is bordered by Plunketts Creek Township to the north, Wolf Township to the east, Muncy Township to the south, and Upper Fairfield Township to the west.^[4] As the crow flies, Lycoming County is about 130 miles (209 km) northwest of Philadelphia and 165 miles (266 km) east-northeast of Pittsburgh.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 11.4 square miles (29.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 572 people, 207 households, and 166 families residing in the township. The population density was 50.2 people per square mile (19.4/km²). There were 238 housing units at an average density of 20.9/sq mi (8.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.55% White, 0.35% Native American, 0.70% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 207 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.9% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 116.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,139, and the median income for a family was $51,346. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $25,694 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,034. About 1.9% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

See also

For histories of the other townships in Lycoming County see

History of the Townships of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Meginness, John Franklin (1892). History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: including its aboriginal history; the colonial and revolutionary periods; early settlement and subsequent growth; organization and civil administration; the legal and medical professions; internal improvement; past and present history of Williamsport; manufacturing and lumber interests; religious, educational, and social development; geology and agriculture; military record; sketches of boroughs, townships, and villages; portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, etc. etc. (1st Edition ed.). Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co.. ISBN 0-7884-0428-8. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/Chapter-34.html. Retrieved 2007-03-21. "(Note: ISBN refers to Heritage Books July 1996 reprint. URL is to a scan of the 1892 version with some OCR typos)." 
4. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division. "2007 General Highway Map Lycoming County Pennsylvania" (Map). 1:65,000. ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/lycoming_GHSN.PDF. Retrieved 2009-12-26.