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Carbondale Township, Pennsylvania

Township in Pennsylvania, US


Township in Pennsylvania, US

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nameCarbondale Township, Pennsylvania
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineCarbondale TWP LackaCo PA B&W.jpg
image_captionHouse of Business Route US 6
image_blank_emblemLogo of Carbondale Township, Pennsylvania.png
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blank_emblem_size200px
image_mapLackawanna County Pennsylvania Incorporated areas Carbondale Township Highlighted.svg
image_map1Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg
map_caption1Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Lackawanna
established_titleFounded
leader_titleMayor
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area_footnotes
area_total_km236.29
area_total_sq_mi14.01
area_land_km235.71
area_land_sq_mi13.79
area_water_km20.57
area_water_sq_mi0.22
elevation_ft1614
population_as_of2020
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population_total1126
pop_est_as_of2021
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population_est1125
population_density_km231.11
population_density_sq_mi80.57
timezone1EST
utc_offset1-5
timezone1_DSTEDT
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postal_code18407
area_code570
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info42-069-11240
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website

Carbondale Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and is respectively named for the adjoining city of Carbondale. The township is located near Scranton. The population was 1,126 at the 2020 census. The village of Childs is located in Carbondale township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.0 sqmi, of which 13.8 sqmi is land and 0.2 sqmi (1.65%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,115 people, 461 households, and 321 families residing in the township. The population density was 80.8 PD/sqmi. There were 495 housing units at an average density of 35.9 /mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 97.6% White, 1.2% Black, 0.1% American Indian, 0.3% from other races and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 461 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.4% 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 2.42 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out, with 18.7% under the age of 18, 63.9% from 18 to 64, and 17.4% 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 $50,909, and the median income for a family was $63,125. Males had a median income of $44,338 versus $32,019 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,322. About 3.5% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". US Census Bureau.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  4. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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