New Milford Township, Pennsylvania |
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Lakeside Community Church
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Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Susquehanna |
Coordinates | 41°51′00″N 75°42′01″W / 41.85000°N 75.70028°WCoordinates: 41°51′00″N 75°42′01″W / 41.85000°N 75.70028°W |
Area | 45.4 sq mi (117.6 km2) |
- land | 44.8 sq mi (116 km2) |
- water | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2), 1.32% |
Population | 2,042 (2010) |
Density | 45.6/sq mi (17.6/km2) |
Settled | 1790 |
- Incorporated | 1807 |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP Code | 18834 |
Area code | 570 |
Location of New Milford Township in Susquehanna County
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New Milford Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,042 at the 2010 census. Children living in New Milford Township are served by the schools in the Blue Ridge School District, including Blue Ridge High School.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.4 square miles (118 km2), of which, 44.8 square miles (116 km2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it (1.32%) is water.
New Milford Township was formed from Tioga Township in 1807, in what was then the north part of Luzerne County. In 1859, the borough of New Milford was formed from part of New Milford Township.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,042 people, 834 households, and 593 families residing in the township. The population density was 45.6 people per square mile (17.6/km²). There were 1,226 housing units at an average density of 27.4/sq mi (10.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.5% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1% of the population.
There were 834 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.89.