Lack Township, Pennsylvania
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 Map of Juniata County, Pennsylvania highlighting Lack Township |
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 Map of Juniata County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Juniata |
| Settled | 1754 |
| Incorporated | 1754 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.03 sq mi (147.71 km2) |
| • Land | 57.03 sq mi (147.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 785 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 780 |
| • Density | 13.68/sq mi (5.28/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-067-40752 |
Lack Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 750 at the 2000 census. It was named by Irish settlers most likely after Lack, County Fermanagh, Ireland, although also possibly after , of which there are a few places of that name in the Province of Ulster in Ireland.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 56.9 square miles (147 km2), all of it land.
Lack Township is bordered by Mifflin County to the northwest, Tuscarora Township to the northeast, Perry and Franklin Counties to the southeast and Huntingdon County to the southwest.
As of the census of 2000, there were 750 people, 292 households, and 219 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.2 people per square mile (5.1/km²). There were 570 housing units at an average density of 10.0/sq mi (3.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.07% White, 0.13% African American, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population.
There were 292 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.95.
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