East Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania
| East Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
A view from across the
West Branch Susquehanna River |
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 Map of Union County, Pennsylvania highlighting East Buffalo Township |
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 Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Union County |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Union |
| Settled | 1770 |
| Incorporated | 1792 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Supervisors |
| • Chairman | Lawson D. Fetterman |
| • Vice-Chairman | James H. Buck |
| • Treasurer | Henry M. Baylor, Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.6 sq mi (40.5 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 5,730 |
| • Density | 366.4/sq mi (141.5/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website | East Buffalo Township |
East Buffalo Township is a township in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,730 at the 2000 census. The township is home to Bucknell University, which lies mostly in East Buffalo Township and partly in the Borough of Lewisburg.
The Lewisburg Armory was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40 km2), all of it land.
East Buffalo Township is bordered by Buffalo Township to the west and north, Lewisburg to the northeast, the West Branch Susquehanna River to the east, across which lie West Chillisquaque Township and Point Township (both in Northumberland County), and Union Township to the south. The only CDP within the township is Linntown, adjacent to the southwest side of Lewisburg.
In 2010, the population was 6,414 people. living in 2,200 households. The average household income was $62,000.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,730 people, 1,823 households, and 1,421 families residing in the township. The population density was 366.4 people per square mile (141.5/km²). There were 1,894 housing units at an average density of 121.1/sq mi (46.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.97% White, 1.20% African American, 0.03% Native American, 1.78% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population.
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