Nescopeck Township, Pennsylvania
| Nescopeck Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Scenery of Nescopeck Township
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 Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Nescopeck Township |
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 Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.66 sq mi (48.33 km2) |
| • Land | 17.98 sq mi (46.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.68 sq mi (1.75 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,155 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,156 |
| • Density | 64.28/sq mi (24.82/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 42-079-52992 |
Nescopeck Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,155.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.6 square miles (48.3 km2), of which 18.0 square miles (46.6 km2) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2), or 3.62%, is water. The majority of the land is woodlands or farmland.
Nescopeck Township is governed by a board of supervisors. It lies within Pennsylvania's 11 Congressional District and 117th Legislative District. Public schools are managed by the Berwick Area School District. Township residents may use the Berwick Public Library.
The township started building a new municipal building with five garages to house maintenance equipment in 2007.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,096 people, 414 households, and 337 families residing in the township. The population density was 60.6 people per square mile (23.4/km2). There were 459 housing units at an average density of 25.4/sq mi (9.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.18% White, 0.18% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.36% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.
There were 414 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.94.
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