Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
| Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
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Scenery of Plymouth Township
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 Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Plymouth Township |
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 Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.4 sq mi (42.5 km2) |
| • Land | 15.9 sq mi (41.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,812 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (43/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Plymouth Township is located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,812 at the 2010 census.
On September 6, 1869, a mine fire killed 110 people in Avondale, an unincorporated community in Plymouth Township.
Moon Lake Park is in Plymouth Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.4 square miles (42.5 km2), of which 15.9 square miles (41.2 km2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), or 3.06%, is water. It is drained by the Susquehanna River, which forms its natural southern boundary. Its villages include Avondale, Ceasetown (also in Jackson Township), and West Nanticoke. Its numbered roads are U.S. Route 11 and Pennsylvania Route 29. While US-11 follows the right (northwest) bank of the river, PA-29 comes down from Wyoming County through the gorge of Harveys Creek to West Nanticoke, where it follows US-11 upriver to just before Avondale, where PA-29 splits off for Interstate 81 and becomes the South Cross Valley Expressway.
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The 2010 census indicates that the township population consists of 1,812 people, 780 total households, and 530 families. The racial makeup of the township was 98.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaskan Native, 0.7% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race made up 0.9% of the population.
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