Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°02′00″N 75°06′59″W / 41.03333°N 75.11639°WCoordinates: 41°02′00″N 75°06′59″W / 41.03333°N 75.11639°W |
| Area | 23.9 sq mi (61.9 km2) |
| - land | 23.2 sq mi (60 km2) |
| - water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2), 2.93% |
| Population | 5,672 (2000) |
| Density | 244.7/sq mi (94.5/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 570 |
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Smithfield Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,672 at the 2000 census.
The Shawnee-Minisink Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Worthington Hall was listed in 1978 and delisted in 1986 after being demolished.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.9 square miles (61.8 km2), of which, 23.2 square miles (60.0 km2) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it (2.93%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,672 people, 2,084 households, and 1,535 families residing in the township. The population density was 244.7 people per square mile (94.5/km2). There were 3,028 housing units at an average density of 130.6/sq mi (50.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 87.78% White, 5.62% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.00% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.39% of the population.
There were 2,084 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.07.
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