Barrett Township, Pennsylvania

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 53.2 sqmi, of which 52.6 sqmi is land and 0.6 sqmi (1.22%) is water. It contains the census-designated place of Mountainhome.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 4,225 people, 2,529 households, and 1,839 families residing in the township. The population density was 79.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 91.4% White, 3.9% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 1.6% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population.

There were 2,529 households, out of which 27% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.9.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,332, and the median income for a family was $59,230. Males had a median income of $37,291 versus $33,474 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,157. About 7.2% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

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Transportation

As of 2018, there were 63.42 mi of public roads in Barrett Township, of which 25.40 mi were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 38.02 mi were maintained by the township.

Pennsylvania Route 191, Pennsylvania Route 390 and Pennsylvania Route 447 are the numbered highways serving Barrett Township. PA 191 follows a southeast-northwest alignment across southern and western portions of the township. PA 390 follows a southwest-northeast alignment across the middle of the township, including a concurrency with PA 191. Finally, PA 447 follows a southeast-northwest alignment through the center of the township.

Education

Barrett Township is in the Pocono Mountain School District.

Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Barrett Township would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian Oak (104) with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern Hardwood Forest (25). The peak spring bloom typically occurs in late-April and peak fall color usually occurs in mid-October. The plant hardiness zone is 5b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of -12.1 °F.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Barrett Township has a Warm-summer Humid continental climate (Dfb).

| Jan record high F = 63.7 | Feb record high F = 72.9 | Mar record high F = 84.1 | Apr record high F = 90.3 | May record high F = 92.2 | Jun record high F = 92.9 | Jul record high F = 95.9 | Aug record high F = 95.8 | Sep record high F = 92.4 | Oct record high F = 85.1 | Nov record high F = 78.0 | Dec record high F = 68.9 | year record high F = 95.9 | Jan record low F = -22.2 | Feb record low F = -14.2 | Mar record low F = -7.1 | Apr record low F = 10.5 | May record low F = 25.8 | Jun record low F = 34.0 | Jul record low F = 38.8 | Aug record low F = 34.5 | Sep record low F = 27.2 | Oct record low F = 16.9 | Nov record low F = 0.5 | Dec record low F = -14.0 | year record low F = -22.2 | Jan dew point F = 17.2 | Feb dew point F = 17.1 | Mar dew point F = 23.1 | Apr dew point F = 32.3 | May dew point F = 45.0 | Jun dew point F = 55.9 | Jul dew point F = 60.2 | Aug dew point F = 59.4 | Sep dew point F = 53.5 | Oct dew point F = 41.9 | Nov dew point F = 30.0 | Dec dew point F = 23.2 | year dew point F = 38.3

References

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