Jackson Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°59′00″N 75°19′59″W / 40.98333°N 75.33306°W / 40.98333; -75.33306
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For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Jackson Township, Pennsylvania.

Jackson Township
Township
Fall Creek
Fall Creek
272
FIPS code42-089-37424
Websitejacksontwp-pa.gov

Jackson Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,578 at the 2020 census.[2] A portion of Big Pocono State Park, a Pennsylvania state park, is on Camelback Mountain in Jackson Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.8 square miles (77 km2), of which 29.4 square miles (76 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (1.48%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20005,979—
20107,03317.6%
20206,578−6.5%
2022 (est.)6,546[2]−0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 11.95% of the population.

There were 2,348 households, out of which 62.6% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.8% had a male householder with no wife present. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 17.8% under the age of 18, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.9 years. As of March 2024, other age information is not available.

The median income for a household in the township was $56.659, and the median income for a family was $94,648. The per capita income for the township was $37.560. About 5.2% of the population was below the poverty line.

Climate

According to the

nor’easters
from December through March.

Climate data for Jackson Twp, Elevation 1030 ft (314 m), 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1981-2018
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 66.1
(18.9) 		75.4
(24.1) 		83.6
(28.7) 		90.8
(32.7) 		92.3
(33.5) 		92.2
(33.4) 		97.5
(36.4) 		95.8
(35.4) 		93.4
(34.1) 		85.6
(29.8) 		76.7
(24.8) 		69.3
(20.7) 		97.5
(36.4)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 34.8
(1.6) 		38.3
(3.5) 		46.1
(7.8) 		59.1
(15.1) 		69.8
(21.0) 		77.7
(25.4) 		81.7
(27.6) 		80.1
(26.7) 		73.2
(22.9) 		61.5
(16.4) 		50.1
(10.1) 		38.9
(3.8) 		59.4
(15.2)
Daily mean °F (°C) 26.0
(−3.3) 		28.6
(−1.9) 		35.9
(2.2) 		47.3
(8.5) 		57.9
(14.4) 		66.3
(19.1) 		70.4
(21.3) 		68.9
(20.5) 		62.0
(16.7) 		50.3
(10.2) 		40.6
(4.8) 		30.4
(−0.9) 		48.8
(9.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 17.2
(−8.2) 		19.0
(−7.2) 		25.6
(−3.6) 		35.5
(1.9) 		46.0
(7.8) 		54.8
(12.7) 		59.1
(15.1) 		57.6
(14.2) 		50.7
(10.4) 		39.0
(3.9) 		31.2
(−0.4) 		21.9
(−5.6) 		38.2
(3.4)
Record low °F (°C) −19.9
(−28.8) 		−10.2
(−23.4) 		−2.1
(−18.9) 		12.6
(−10.8) 		29.0
(−1.7) 		34.8
(1.6) 		40.2
(4.6) 		35.9
(2.2) 		29.5
(−1.4) 		18.3
(−7.6) 		2.5
(−16.4) 		−10.3
(−23.5) 		−19.9
(−28.8)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.79
(96) 		3.20
(81) 		3.74
(95) 		4.51
(115) 		4.63
(118) 		5.01
(127) 		4.39
(112) 		4.39
(112) 		5.19
(132) 		4.99
(127) 		4.19
(106) 		4.33
(110) 		52.36
(1,330)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 15.0
(38) 		10.8
(27) 		11.2
(28) 		2.7
(6.9) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		2.8
(7.1) 		9.0
(23) 		51.5
(131)
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		70.7 65.8 62.1 58.5 62.1 70.2 70.1 73.0 73.9 70.8 70.1 72.1 68.3
Average dew point °F (°C) 17.8
(−7.9) 		18.6
(−7.4) 		24.2
(−4.3) 		33.5
(0.8) 		45.0
(7.2) 		56.3
(13.5) 		60.2
(15.7) 		59.9
(15.5) 		53.6
(12.0) 		41.2
(5.1) 		31.6
(−0.2) 		22.5
(−5.3) 		38.8
(3.8)
Source: PRISM[5]

Transportation

I-80 westbound at I-380 in Jackson Township

As of 2014, there were 84.69 miles (136.30 km) of public roads in Jackson Township, of which 24.23 miles (38.99 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 60.46 miles (97.30 km) were maintained by the township.[6]

Interstate 80 is the most prominent highway traversing Jackson Township. It follows an east-west alignment across the northern corner of the township, including part of the interchange with Interstate 380, but the nearest interchanges with local roads are in neighboring townships. Pennsylvania Routes 715 and 611 are the numbered highways providing direct local access to the township.

Ecology

According to the

plant hardiness zone is 6a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of −9.7 °F (−23 °C).[4]

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map". United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Jackson Township map" (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)". Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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