- Conyngham Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Conyngham Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).
Conyngham Township,
Columbia County,
Pennsylvania— Township — Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Conyngham Township Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania Country United States State Pennsylvania County Columbia Settled 1830 Incorporated 1856 Area – Total 20.3 sq mi (52.7 km2) Population (2000) – Total 792 – Density 39.3/sq mi (15.2/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Area code(s) 570 Conyngham Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 792 at the 2000 census. Conyngham Township surrounds the famous borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania and part of the mine fire is located here. The abandoned town of Byrnesville, Pennsylvania is located here.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.3 square miles (53 km2), of which, 20.2 square miles (52 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.84%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 792 people, 337 households, and 234 families residing in the township. The population density was 39.3 people per square mile (15.2/km²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 18.7/sq mi (7.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.62% White, 0.13% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.
There were 337 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,292, and the median income for a family was $35,391. Males had a median income of $29,423 versus $15,769 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,230. About 8.9% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Municipalities and communities of Columbia County, Pennsylvania Town Boroughs Ashland‡ | Benton | Berwick | Briar Creek | Catawissa | Centralia | Millville | Orangeville | Stillwater
Townships CDPs Almedia | Aristes | Buckhorn | Espy | Eyers Grove | Fernville | Foundryville | Iola | Jamison City | Jerseytown | Jonestown | Lightstreet | Lime Ridge | Locustdale | Mainville | Mifflinville | Numidia | Rohrsburg | Rupert | Slabtown | Waller | Wilburton Number One | Wilburton Number Two
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Coordinates: 40°50′00″N 76°22′35″W / 40.8333333°N 76.37639°W
Categories:- Populated places established in 1830
- Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area
- Townships in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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