Jackson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°52′00″N 75°37′59″W / 41.86667°N 75.63306°W / 41.86667; -75.63306
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For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Jackson Township, Pennsylvania.

Jackson Township,
Susquehanna County,
Pennsylvania
570
FIPS code42-115-37464

Jackson Township is a township in

2020 census.[2] Children living in the township are served by the schools in the Blue Ridge School District, including Blue Ridge High School
.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.5 square miles (69 km2), of which 26.1 square miles (68 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (1.51%) is water.

History

Jackson Township was formed in 1815 from the south part of Harmony Township.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010848—
20208571.1%
2021 (est.)853[2]−0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 379 households, out of which 19% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the township the population was spread out, with 15.4% under the age of 18, 61% from 18 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,438, and the median income for a family was $58,000. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $30,625 for females. The

poverty line
, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

  • Clarissa Tucker Tracy
    (1818–1905), American botanist, was born in Jackson Township

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Township Incorporations, 1790 to 1853". Susquehanna County Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.

External links

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