Roaring Creek Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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Catawissa Mountain in Roaring Creek Township
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 Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Roaring Creek Township |
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 Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Columbia |
| Settled | 1774 |
| Incorporated | 1832 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.6 sq mi (61.0 km2) |
| • Land | 23.5 sq mi (60.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,372 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 537 |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (9.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-037-65240 |
Roaring Creek Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 545 at the 2010 census. The township office is located at 666 Bear Gap Road, Elysburg, Pennsylvania, outside the township.
The township is in southern Columbia County and is bordered to the southeast by Schuylkill County. The broad ridgecrest of Catawissa Mountain runs along the northeastern side of the township, then bends to the west and becomes Little Mountain, crossing the southern end of the township. The western and central parts of the township are within the eastern end of the valley of Roaring Creek, which flows northwest towards the Susquehanna River. The unincorporated community of Mill Grove is along the southwest boundary of the township, next to Roaring Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.6 square miles (61.0 km2), of which 23.5 square miles (60.8 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.34%, is water.
Old Reading Road in Roaring Creek Township
As of the census of 2000, there were 495 people, 198 households, and 149 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.1 people per square mile (8.1/km²). There were 279 housing units at an average density of 11.9/sq mi (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.39% White, 0.40% Asian, and 0.20% from two or more races.
There were 198 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92.
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