Cogan House Township, Pennsylvania

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official_name = Cogan House Township,
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postal_code = 17771
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Cogan House Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 974 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Cogan House Township was formed parts of Jackson and Mifflin Townships on December 6, 1843. The source of Larrys Creek is in Cogan House Township, just south of the hamlet of Steam Valley.cite news
author= USGS
url= http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?z=18&n=4591098&e=321717&size=s&u=6&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25
title= United States Geological Survey Topographic Map, White Pine Quad
publisher= www.topoquest.com
accessdate= 2008-06-29] It flows west-southwest through the village of Cogan House, and then under the Cogan House Covered Bridge. The bridge is also known as the "Buckhorn Covered Bridge" (for a nearby mountain and vanished village) or the "Larrys Creek Covered Bridge" (for the creek it crosses). A petition from the citizens of Cogan House Township for a bridge to be built was filed on September 4, 1876.cite journal
last = Landis
first = Milton W.
year = 1966
month = October
title = The Larrys Creek Covered Bridge in Cogan House Township
journal = Now and Then (The Journal of the Muncy, Pennsylvania Historical Society)
volume = XV
issue = 5
pages = 258 ] The 90 foot (27 m) long Burr arch truss bridge was built in 1877, rehabilitated in 1998,cite web
last = Kane
first = Trish
url = http://www.ohiobarns.com/covbri/pa/lyco/palycocb.html
title = Pennsylvania - Lycoming County Covered Bridges
accessdate = 2007-02-28] and is on the National Register of Historic Places.cite web
url = http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Lycoming/state.html
title = National Register of Historic Places - PENNSYLVANIA (PA), Lycoming County
accessdate = 2007-02-28
authorlink = National Register of Historic Places] Larrys Creek was vitally important to the economic development of Cogan House Township. During the height of the lumber era that swept through Pennsylvania in the mid to late 1800s, Larrys Creek was used to float logs from the hills of the township to the lumber industry in nearby Williamsport on the West Branch Susquehanna River.

The township is named for David Cogan, a pioneer who settled on Larrys Creek in 1825. Cogan was the one of the few settlers in the area for many years. He grew tired of living alone in the wilderness and abandoned his homestead in 1842 as did a neighbor named Carter. Cogan and Carter's houses were used by hunters and travellers. The name Cogan's House was given to the area, hence the name, Cogan House.

Geography

Cogan House Township is bordered by Pine and Cummings Townships to the west, Jackson Township to the north, McIntyre and Lewis Townships to the east, and Lycoming, Anthony, and Mifflin Townships to the south. As the crow flies, Lycoming County is about convert|130|mi|km|0 northwest of Philadelphia and convert|165|mi|km|0 east-northeast of Pittsburgh.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 69.9 square miles (181.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 974 people, 359 households, and 273 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.9 people per square mile (5.4/km²). There were 451 housing units at an average density of 6.5/sq mi (2.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.38% White, 0.10% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 359 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,172, and the median income for a family was $40,192. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $20,350 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,345. About 8.0% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

*cite news
author= USGS
url= http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?z=18&n=4591098&e=321717&size=s&u=6&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25
title= United States Geological Survey Topographic Map, White Pine Quad
publisher= www.topoquest.com
accessdate= 2008-06-29
*cite journal
last = Landis
first = Milton W.
year = 1966
month = October
title = The Larrys Creek Covered Bridge in Cogan House Township
journal = Now and Then (The Journal of the Muncy, Pennsylvania Historical Society)
volume = XV
issue = 5
pages = 258
*cite web
last = Kane
first = Trish
url = http://www.ohiobarns.com/covbri/pa/lyco/palycocb.html
title = Pennsylvania - Lycoming County Covered Bridges
accessdate = 2007-02-28
*cite web
url = http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Lycoming/state.html
title = National Register of Historic Places - PENNSYLVANIA (PA), Lycoming County
accessdate = 2007-02-28
authorlink = National Register of Historic Places
*cite book
last = Meginness
first = John Franklin
title = 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."
origdate = 1892
url = http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/lyco-history-01.html
accessdate = 2007-02-28
edition = 1st Edition
publisher = Brown, Runk & Co.
location = Chicago, IL
id = ISBN 0-7884-0428-8
chapter =
chapterurl = http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/Chapter-34.html
quote = (Note: ISBN refers to Heritage Books July 1996 reprint. URL is to a scan of the 1892 version with some OCR typos).