Shippen Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Shippen Township, Pennsylvania
Township
A view from U.S. Route 6 in Shippen Township
Map of Tioga County with Shippen Township highlighted
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Tioga County
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Tioga
Settled	1804
Incorporated	1823
Area
• Total	48.9 sq mi (126.6 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	527
• Density	9.7/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern Time Zone (North America)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC)

Shippen Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 527 at the 2010 census. Two Pennsylvania state parks, Colton Point and Leonard Harrison are in Shippen Township at the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon Airport is also located on Pennsylvania Route 362 in Shippen Township.

The Colton Point State Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 48.9 square miles (126.6 km²), of which, 48.8 square miles (126.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.

Shippen Township is bordered by Chatham Township to the north and east and Delmar Township to the east and south. Elk Township borders the southwest corner. Gaines Township forms the western border. Shippen Township is bordered by Clymer Township to the northwest.

As of the census of 2000, there were 472 people, 177 households, and 135 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.7 people per square mile (3.7/km²). There were 338 housing units at an average density of 6.9/sq mi (2.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.52% White, 0.21% Asian, and 1.27% from two or more races.