Great Bend Township, Pennsylvania
| Great Bend Township, Pennsylvania |
|
| Township | |
 Bel Park Farm
|
|
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Susquehanna |
| Coordinates | 41°57′00″N 75°43′59″W / 41.95000°N 75.73306°WCoordinates: 41°57′00″N 75°43′59″W / 41.95000°N 75.73306°W |
| Area | 36.85 sq mi (95.4 km2) |
| - land | 36.1 sq mi (93 km2) |
| - water | 0.75 sq mi (2 km2), 2.04% |
| Population | 1,949 (2010) |
| Density | 54/sq mi (20.8/km2) |
| Settled | 1787 |
| - Incorporated | 1791 |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 570 |
 Location of Great Bend Township in Susquehanna County
|
|
 Location of Great Bend Township in Pennsylvania
|
|
Great Bend Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,949 at the 2010 census. Children living in the township are served by the public schools in the Blue Ridge School District, including Blue Ridge High School.
What is now Great Bend Township was incorporated as Willingborough Township in March 1791, when Susquehanna County was still part of Luzerne County. It was renamed to Great Bend Township on November 28, 1814.
Great Bend Borough was incorporated from part of Great Bend Township in 1861 and Hallstead Borough was similarly formed in 1874.
The Presidential Motorcade passed through Great Bend on August 23, 2013. President Barack Obama was traveling from Binghamton, NY to Scranton, PA during his tour to promote programs to aid college students.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.85 square miles (95.4 km2), of which, 36.1 square miles (93 km2) of it is land and 0.75 square miles (1.9 km2) of it (2.04%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,949 people, 790 households, and 554 families residing in the township. The population density was 54 people per square mile (20.8/km²). There were 878 housing units at an average density of 24.3/sq mi (9.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.7% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
...
Wikipedia