Liberty Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Liberty Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
570
FIPS code	42-115-43120

Liberty Township is a township in

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.86 square miles (77.3 km²), of which 29.6 square miles (77 km²) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) (0.87%) is water.

History

Liberty Township was incorporated in January 1798 as Lawsville Township from parts of Tioga Township in what was then the northernmost part of Luzerne County. On September 10, 1836, it was renamed as Liberty Township.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,292		—
2020	1,133		−12.3%
2021 (est.)	1,131	[2]	−0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the

of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 507 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 62.1% from 18 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.5 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $40,804 versus $32,656 for females. The

, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

• Mary Tenney Gray (1833-1904), editorial writer, clubwoman, philanthropist, and suffragette

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