Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
| Bridgewater Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
.svg) Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°50′00″N 75°49′59″W / 41.83333°N 75.83306°WCoordinates: 41°50′00″N 75°49′59″W / 41.83333°N 75.83306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Susquehanna |
| Settled | 1798 |
| Incorporated | 1806 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.41 sq mi (107.3 km2) |
| • Land | 41.05 sq mi (106.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,872 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,754 |
| • Density | 69.3/sq mi (26.8/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-115-08648 |
Bridgewater Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,844 at the 2010 census.
Bridgewater Township was formed in November 1806 from parts of Tunkhannock, Braintrim, Nicholson, and Rush Townships in what was then northern Luzerne County. The Borough of Montrose was incorporated from part of Bridgewater Township in 1824.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 41.41 square miles (107.3 km2), of which, 41.05 square miles (106.3 km2) of it is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2) of it (0.82%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,844 people, 1,124 households, and 766 families residing in the township. The population density was 69.3 people per square mile (26.8/km²). There were 1,303 housing units at an average density of 31.7/sq mi (12.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.1% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1% of the population.
There were 1,124 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.92.
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