Colley Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
| Colley Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
The park office for Ricketts Glen State Park is in Colley Township
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 Map of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania highlighting Colley Township |
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 Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Sullivan County |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Sullivan |
| Settled | 1823 |
| Incorporated | 1848 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.2 sq mi (151.5 km2) |
| • Land | 58.25 sq mi (149.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.95 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 694 |
| • Density | 11.9/sq mi (4.65/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
Colley Township is a township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 694 at the 2010 census. The village of Lopez is located in the township.
The Clemuel Ricketts Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 59.2 square miles (153 km2), of which, 58.25 square miles (150.9 km2) of it is land and 0.95 square miles (2.5 km2) of it (1.63%) is water.
Colley Township is bordered by Bradford County to the north, Wyoming and Luzerne Counties to the east, Davidson Township to the southwest, and Laporte and Cherry Townships to the west.
Colley Township is home to the Clemuel Ricketts Mansion on Ganoga Lake, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and part of Ricketts Glen State Park.
As of the census of 2010, there were 694 people, 214 households, and 116 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.9 people per square mile (4.65/km²). There were 640 housing units at an average density of 11/sq mi (4.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 76.7% White, 21.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.2% Asian, and 0.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8% of the population.
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