Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Scenery of Lehman Township
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 Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Lehman Township |
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 Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.2 sq mi (60.1 km2) |
| • Land | 21.9 sq mi (56.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,508 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (58/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Lehman Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is locally pronounced "LEE-man". The campus of Penn State Wilkes-Barre is located at the Hayfield Farms on Old Route 115 in Lehman Township. The township population was 3,508 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.2 square miles (60.1 km2), of which 21.9 square miles (56.8 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), or 5.47%, is water. It is drained by the Susquehanna River via Harveys, Hunlock, and Huntsville creeks. Its villages include Huntsville (also in Jackson Township), Lehman, Meeker, and Silkworth.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,206 people, 1,226 households, and 924 families residing in the township. The population density was 148.0 people per square mile (57.1/km2). There were 1,403 housing units at an average density of 64.8/sq mi (25.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.35% White, 0.47% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.53% Asian, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.
There were 1,226 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.99.
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