Burlington Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Township | |
Luther's Mill Covered Bridge
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Map of Bradford County with Burlington Township highlighted |
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Map of Bradford County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bradford |
Settled | 1790 |
Incorporated | 1802 |
Area | |
• Total | 25.3 sq mi (65.5 km2) |
• Land | 25.1 sq mi (64.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 791 |
• Density | 32/sq mi (12.2/km2) |
Burlington Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 791 at the 2010 census. Children residing in the township are assigned to attend the Troy Area School District.
Burlington Township is located in central Bradford County and is bordered by Smithfield Township to the north, Ulster Township to the northeast, North Towanda and Towanda townships to the east, Monroe Township touching the southeast corner, Franklin Township to the south and West Burlington Township to the west. The borough of Burlington is bordered on the north, east, and south by Burlington Township and by West Burlington Township to the west.
U.S. Route 6 passes through the center of the township, following the valley of Sugar Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. US 6 leads east to Towanda and west through Burlington borough to Troy.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.3 square miles (65.5 km2), of which 25.1 square miles (64.9 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), or 0.84%, is water.