Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania

Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Scenery of Shamokin Township
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Shamokin Township
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Northumberland
Settled	1774
Incorporated	1788
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	31.1 sq mi (80.7 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,407
• Density	77.4/sq mi (29.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570

Shamokin Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the 2010 Census was 2,407, up from 2,159 at the 2000 census.

The city of Shamokin does not sit within the boundaries of Shamokin Township. but inside Coal Township bordering it to the south.

The hamlet known as Deibler began before 1830 as Deibler's Station beside the old railroad right of way, located east of Snydertown on the south side of Snydertown Road just east of Short Road. Deibler Station Church Cemetery is located on the east side of Short Road, south of Shamokin Creek and the railroad right of way.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.1 square miles (80.7 km²), of which, 31.0 square miles (80.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.32%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,159 people, 851 households, and 646 families residing in the township. The population density was 69.6 people per square mile (26.9/km²). There were 906 housing units at an average density of 29.2/sq mi (11.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.35% White, 0.19% African American, 0.19% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.