Cleveland Township, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Davis Covered Bridge over the North Branch of Roaring Creek in the township
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Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Cleveland Township |
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Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Columbia |
Settled | 1772 |
Incorporated | 1893 |
Area | |
• Total | 23.4 sq mi (60.5 km2) |
• Land | 23.2 sq mi (60.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,110 |
• Density | 48/sq mi (18.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 570 |
Cleveland Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,110 at the 2010 census.
The Furnace Covered Bridge No. 11, Johnson Covered Bridge No. 28, Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge, Davis Covered Bridge, Kreigbaum Covered Bridge, Richards Covered Bridge, and Parr's Mill Covered Bridge No. 10 were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Cleveland Township is in southwestern Columbia County, bordered by Northumberland County to the west and south. The South Branch Roaring Creek forms the county boundary here. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.5 km2), of which 23.2 square miles (60.1 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.71%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,004 people, 390 households, and 308 families residing in the township. The population density was 43.0 people per square mile (16.6/km²). There were 477 housing units at an average density of 20.4/sq mi (7.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.80% White, 0.10% African American, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30% of the population.