Jordan Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jordan Township,
Lycoming County,
Pennsylvania
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = A farm in Jordan Township


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map_caption = Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Jordan Township

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map_caption1 = Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lycoming

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established_title = Settled
established_date = 1812
established_title1 = Incorporated
established_date1 = 1854

unit_pref = Imperial
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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 53.6
area_land_km2 = 53.6
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 20.7
area_land_sq_mi = 20.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 878
population_density_km2 = 16.4
population_density_sq_mi = 42.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =GR|3
elevation_m = 385
elevation_ft = 1263
latd = 41 |latm = 14 |lats = 12 |latNS = N
longd = 76 |longm = 31 |longs = 5 |longEW = W

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blank_info = 42-38448GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1216752GR|3
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Jordan Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 878 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Jordan Township was formed from the eastern part of Franklin Township on February 7, 1854. It was named in honor of Alexander Jordan who was president judge of the district court at the time of the formation of the township. The first permanent settler arrived in Jordan Township in 1812. William Lore cleared a parcel of land and established a homestead, others soon followed his footsteps. The lumber industry was very important in Jordan Township for the first 70 years of its history. The hills and valleys were cleared of their virgin forests by the end of the 19th century. Today much of those forests forming a thriving second growth forest.

Geography

Jordan Township is bordered by Sullivan County to the northeast, Columbia County to the southeast, and Franklin Township to the west. Jordan Township lies in the eastern most portion of southern Lycoming County. 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 20.7 square miles (53.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 878 people, 346 households, and 252 families residing in the township. The population density was 42.4 people per square mile (16.4/km²). There were 407 housing units at an average density of 19.7/sq mi (7.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.66% White and 0.34% African American.

There were 346 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,375, and the median income for a family was $37,589. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $20,515 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,983. About 8.3% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 24.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

*cite book
others = The Lycoming County Unit of the Pennsylvania Writers Project of the Work Projects Administration
title = A Picture of Lycoming County
origdate = 1939
url = http://www.libraries.psu.edu/do/digitalbookshelf/2799521/
format = PDF
accessdate = 2007-03-26
edition = First edition
publisher = The Commissioners of Lycoming County Pennsylvania

*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 = 2007-03-26
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).