Mount Pleasant Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
| Mount Pleasant Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
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A view of a farm in Mount Pleasant Township
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 Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Mount Pleasant Township |
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 Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Columbia |
| Settled | 1778 |
| Incorporated | 1818 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.9 sq mi (43.8 km2) |
| • Land | 16.8 sq mi (43.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,609 |
| • Density | 96/sq mi (37.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| Website | www |
Mount Pleasant Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,609.
Mount Pleasant Township was formed in 1818 from Fishingcreek Township, Greenwood Township, and Bloom Township, which is now Bloomsburg. The Wanich Covered Bridge No. 69 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The township is located northwest of the center of Columbia County, and is bordered to the south by the town of Bloomsburg, the county seat. Fishing Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, forms the southern and part of the eastern boundary of the township, while Little Fishing Creek forms the western boundary. The township includes the unincorporated communities of Welliversville, Mordansville, and Millertown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.9 square miles (43.8 km2), of which 16.8 square miles (43.4 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.93%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,459 people, 544 households, and 425 families residing in the township. The population density was 83.6 people per square mile (32.3/km²). There were 561 housing units at an average density of 32.1/sq mi (12.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.77% White, 0.14% African American, 0.48% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population.
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