Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
| Blooming Grove Township, Pennsylvania | |
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 Signs along PA 739 entering Blooming Grove Township
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Pike |
| Elevation | 1,194 ft (363.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°22′36″N 74°59′58″W / 41.37667°N 74.99944°WCoordinates: 41°22′36″N 74°59′58″W / 41.37667°N 74.99944°W |
| Area | 77.0 sq mi (199.4 km2) |
| - land | 74.8 sq mi (194 km2) |
| - water | 2.2 sq mi (6 km2), 2.86% |
| Population | 4,819 (2010) |
| Density | 64.4/sq mi (24.9/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 570 |
 Location in Pike County and the state of Pennsylvania.
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 Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
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Blooming Grove Township is a township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,819 at the 2010 census.
The Lord House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
On September 12, 2014, outside the Troop R barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police in the Pocono Mountains in the township, a sniper opened fire on Pennsylvania State Police troopers with a .308-caliber rifle during a late-night shift change, killing Corporal Bryon K. Dickson II, 38, and critically injuring trooper Alex Douglass.Eric Matthew Frein was identified as the sole suspect of the ambush and was sought by federal and state authorities for the ambush, until his apprehension at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, ending a seven-week search.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 77.0 square miles (199 km2), of which, 74.8 square miles (194 km2) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) of it (2.86%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,819 people, 1,834 households, and 1,348 families residing in the township. The population density was 64.4 people per square mile (24.9/km²). There were 3,971 housing units at an average density of 53.1/sq mi (20.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.8% White, 3.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.4% of the population.
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