Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Choconut Township, Pennsylvania
570
FIPS code	42-115-13504
Website	www.stny.rr.com/choconut/

Choconut Township is a township in

It is named for the native tribe of Choconut, or Ochugnut people, who settled the area prior to European/American settlers.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.2 square miles (52 km²), of which 20.1 square miles (52 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.5%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	713		—
2020	684		−4.1%
2021 (est.)	682	[2]	−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the

of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 313 households, out of which 19.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the township the population was spread out, with 17% under the age of 18, 60.6% from 18 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,231, and the median income for a family was $72,857. Males had a median income of $48,846 versus $44,750 for females. The

, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

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