Banks Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
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Victory Bible Church in Junedale
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| Coordinates: 40°55′45″N 75°55′22″W / 40.92917°N 75.92278°WCoordinates: 40°55′45″N 75°55′22″W / 40.92917°N 75.92278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Carbon |
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| • Total | 11.6 sq mi (30 km2) |
| • Land | 11.6 sq mi (30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,600 ft (500 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 28,098 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,207 |
| • Density | 2,400/sq mi (940/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-025-04048 |
Banks Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,262 at the 2010 census.
Banks Township is located in western Carbon County and is bordered by Luzerne County to the north and Schuylkill County to the west. Its southern border approximately follows the crest of Spring Mountain. The township surrounds the borough of Beaver Meadows but is separate from it. Its villages include Audenried, Coxes, Junedale, and Tresckow.
Pennsylvania Route 93 passes through the township and Beaver Meadows, leading northwest 3 miles (5 km) to Hazleton and southeast 12 miles (19 km) to Jim Thorpe, the Carbon County seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 11.6 square miles (30.1 km2), all of it land. Most of it is drained by Black Creek east into the Lehigh River, except for the Audenried area which is drained west by Catawissa Creek into the Susquehanna River.
Banks Township surrounds the borough of Beaver Meadows.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,359 people, 570 households, and 384 families residing in the township. The population density was 123.6 people per square mile (47.7/km²). There were 620 housing units at an average density of 56.4/sq mi (21.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.90% White, 0.37% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.
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