Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Dewart: a village in Delaware Township
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Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Delaware Township |
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Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Northumberland |
Settled | 1774 |
Incorporated | 1843 |
Government | |
• Type | Board of Supervisors |
Area | |
• Total | 31.5 sq mi (81.5 km2) |
• Land | 30.4 sq mi (78.8 km2) |
• Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,489 |
• Density | 147.7/sq mi (57.0/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 570 |
Delaware Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the 2010 Census was 4,489, up from 4,341 at the 2000 census.
The Allenwood River Bridge, Hopper-Snyder Homestead, William Kirk House, and Warrior Run Presbyterian Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.5 square miles (82 km2), of which, 30.4 square miles (79 km2) of it is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it (3.21%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,341 people, 1,678 households, and 1,241 families residing in the township. The population density was 142.6 people per square mile (55.1/km²). There were 1,765 housing units at an average density of 58.0/sq mi (22.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.80% White, 0.28% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.