Kelly Township, Pennsylvania

Kelly Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Central Oak Heights is a summer getaway in Kelly Township.
Map of Union County, Pennsylvania highlighting Kelly Township
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Union County
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Union
Settled	1783
Incorporated	1824
Area
• Total	17.1 sq mi (44.4 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	4,502
• Density	262.6/sq mi (101.4/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Kelly Township is a township in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,502 at the 2000 census. The United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg is located in Kelly Township, and not in the nearby Borough of Lewisburg, whose post office serves most of the township (except for its northeastern corner, which is served by the West Milton post office).

The Slifer House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.1 square miles (44 km²), all of it land.

Kelly Township is bordered by White Deer Township to the north, the West Branch Susquehanna River to the east, across which lies Northumberland County (more specifically, the Borough of Milton and West Chillisquaque Township), Lewisburg to the south and Buffalo Township to the south and west.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,502 people, 1,313 households, and 778 families residing in the township. The population density was 262.6 people per square mile (101.4/km²). There were 1,369 housing units at an average density of 79.8/sq mi (30.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 79.21% White, 18.92% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.20% of the population.