Hillsgrove Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Township | |
High Knob vista of Loyalsock State Forest, Hillsgrove Township
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Map of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania highlighting Hillsgrove Township |
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Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Sullivan County |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Sullivan |
Settled | 1786 |
Incorporated | 1847 |
Area | |
• Total | 28.4 sq mi (73.6 km2) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 265 |
• Density | 9.3/sq mi (3.6/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC) |
Hillsgrove Township is a township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 287 at the 2010 census.
The Hillsgrove Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.4 square miles (74 km2), of which, 28.4 square miles (74 km2) of it is land and 0.04% is water.
Hillsgrove Township is bordered by Fox and Elkland Townships to the north, Forks and Shrewsbury Townships to the east and Lycoming County to the south and west.
The Loyalsock creek runs through Hillsgrove and parts of Sullivan County as well.
As of the census of 2000, there were 265 people, 113 households, and 70 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.3 people per square mile (3.6/km²). There were 340 housing units at an average density of 12.0/sq mi (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.49% White, 0.38% Asian, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.