Ararat Township, Pennsylvania
| Ararat | |
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| Township | |
 Location of Ararat Township in Susquehanna County |
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| Coordinates: 41°48′27″N 75°30′56″W / 41.80750°N 75.51556°WCoordinates: 41°48′27″N 75°30′56″W / 41.80750°N 75.51556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Susquehanna |
| Settled | 1810 |
| Incorporated | 1852 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.22 sq mi (49.79 km2) |
| • Land | 18.58 sq mi (48.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.65 sq mi (1.67 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 563 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 533 |
| • Density | 28.69/sq mi (11.08/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip Code | 18465 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
Ararat Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 563 at the 2010 census.
Ararat Township was formed in 1852 from portions of Herrick, Thomson, and Gibson Twps. The Ararat Summit Station was a stop on the Jefferson Branch of the Erie Railroad.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.25 square miles (49.9 km2), of which, 18.6 square miles (48 km2) of it is land and 0.65 square miles (1.7 km2) of it (3.38%) is water.
The following villages are located in Ararat Township:
As of the census of 2000, there were 531 people, 218 households, and 151 families residing in the township. The population density was 28.0 people per square mile (10.8/km²). There were 452 housing units at an average density of 23.9/sq mi (9.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.49% White, 0.19% African American, 0.38% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.
There were 218 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91.
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