Penn Forest Township, Pennsylvania

Geobox Township
name = Penn Forest Township
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country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
region = Carbon
region_type = County
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area_land_imperial = 74.2
area_water_imperial = 1.2
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elevation_imperial = 1007
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population = 5439
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map_caption = Location of Penn Forest Township in Carbon County
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Penn Forest Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,439 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 75.4 square miles (195.2 km²), of which, 74.2 square miles (192.2 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it (1.57%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,439 people, 2,046 households, and 1,565 families residing in the township. The population density was 73.3 people per square mile (28.3/km²). There were 4,806 housing units at an average density of 64.8/sq mi (25.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.48% White, 3.36% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.25% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.39% of the population.

There were 2,046 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,601, and the median income for a family was $40,597. Males had a median income of $39,864 versus $21,774 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,129. About 7.0% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

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