Clifford Township, Pennsylvania
| Clifford Township, Pennsylvania | |
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A country road in Clifford Township
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.svg) Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°40′27″N 75°33′15″W / 41.67417°N 75.55417°WCoordinates: 41°40′27″N 75°33′15″W / 41.67417°N 75.55417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Susquehanna |
| Settled | 1799 |
| Incorporated | 1806 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.93 sq mi (106.00 km2) |
| • Land | 40.48 sq mi (104.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,408 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,301 |
| • Density | 56.85/sq mi (21.95/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip Code | 18407, 18413, 18421, 18441, 18446, 18470 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-115-14224 |
Clifford Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,408 at the 2010 census.
Clifford Township was formed in 1806 from parts of Nicholson Township (Nicholson Twp is now called Lenox). The new township was named for "a man by the name of Clifford in Philadelphia", with the expectation that this man would pay for the honor of having a town named for him. He did not pay.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.9 square miles (106 km2), of which, 40.5 square miles (105 km2) of it is land and 0.45 square miles (1.2 km2) of it (1.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,408 people, 990 households, and 679 families residing in the township. The population density was 59.5 people per square mile (23/km²). There were 1,278 housing units at an average density of 31.5/sq mi (12.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.6% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.
There were 990 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10% 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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